طلح

Arabic

طَلْح

Etymology

From the root ط ل ح (ṭ-l-ḥ) originally meaning “to be successful or contented” as it was a fruit tree that camels overindulge eating; negative associations from the root stem from the negative effects of overeating. Applied in a general way to all flourishing fruit-bearing trees, especially the eating of which is enjoyed.

Often times glossed as Musa (“banana tree”) in its Qurʾānic occurrence, though such an understanding is considered unlikely there; for more see Banana, their existence in Arabia at the eve of Islam and the possible connection of South Arabian trade routes as a potential source of the fruits' introduction to the African continent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤalħ/

Noun

طَلْح • (ṭalḥ) m (collective, singulative طَلْحَة f (ṭalḥa), plural طُلُوح (ṭulūḥ))

1. Vachellia
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:28-29:

     فِي سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ وَطَلْحٍ مَّنْضُودٍ

     fī sidrin mmaḵḍūdin waṭalḥin mmanḍūdin

     [They will be] among buckthorn trees with thorns removed and vachellia trees layered [with fruit]

2. a fruit-bearing tree

Declension

Declension of noun طَلْح (ṭalḥ)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَلْح ṭalḥ	الطَّلْح aṭ-ṭalḥ	طَلْح ṭalḥ
Nominative	طَلْحٌ ṭalḥun	الطَّلْحُ aṭ-ṭalḥu	طَلْحُ ṭalḥu
Accusative	طَلْحًا ṭalḥan	الطَّلْحَ aṭ-ṭalḥa	طَلْحَ ṭalḥa
Genitive	طَلْحٍ ṭalḥin	الطَّلْحِ aṭ-ṭalḥi	طَلْحِ ṭalḥi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَلْحَة ṭalḥa	الطَّلْحَة aṭ-ṭalḥa	طَلْحَة ṭalḥat
Nominative	طَلْحَةٌ ṭalḥatun	الطَّلْحَةُ aṭ-ṭalḥatu	طَلْحَةُ ṭalḥatu
Accusative	طَلْحَةً ṭalḥatan	الطَّلْحَةَ aṭ-ṭalḥata	طَلْحَةَ ṭalḥata
Genitive	طَلْحَةٍ ṭalḥatin	الطَّلْحَةِ aṭ-ṭalḥati	طَلْحَةِ ṭalḥati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَلْحَتَيْن ṭalḥatayn	الطَّلْحَتَيْن aṭ-ṭalḥatayn	طَلْحَتَيْ ṭalḥatay
Nominative	طَلْحَتَانِ ṭalḥatāni	الطَّلْحَتَانِ aṭ-ṭalḥatāni	طَلْحَتَا ṭalḥatā
Accusative	طَلْحَتَيْنِ ṭalḥatayni	الطَّلْحَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭalḥatayni	طَلْحَتَيْ ṭalḥatay
Genitive	طَلْحَتَيْنِ ṭalḥatayni	الطَّلْحَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭalḥatayni	طَلْحَتَيْ ṭalḥatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَلْحَات ṭalḥāt	الطَّلْحَات aṭ-ṭalḥāt	طَلْحَات ṭalḥāt
Nominative	طَلْحَاتٌ ṭalḥātun	الطَّلْحَاتُ aṭ-ṭalḥātu	طَلْحَاتُ ṭalḥātu
Accusative	طَلْحَاتٍ ṭalḥātin	الطَّلْحَاتِ aṭ-ṭalḥāti	طَلْحَاتِ ṭalḥāti
Genitive	طَلْحَاتٍ ṭalḥātin	الطَّلْحَاتِ aṭ-ṭalḥāti	طَلْحَاتِ ṭalḥāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُلُوح ṭulūḥ	الطُّلُوح aṭ-ṭulūḥ	طُلُوح ṭulūḥ
Nominative	طُلُوحٌ ṭulūḥun	الطُّلُوحُ aṭ-ṭulūḥu	طُلُوحُ ṭulūḥu
Accusative	طُلُوحًا ṭulūḥan	الطُّلُوحَ aṭ-ṭulūḥa	طُلُوحَ ṭulūḥa
Genitive	طُلُوحٍ ṭulūḥin	الطُّلُوحِ aṭ-ṭulūḥi	طُلُوحِ ṭulūḥi

References

• Löw, Immanuel (1934) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 4, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 67
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “طلح”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1865-1866