ط ي ن

طَيَّنَ see the foregoing paragraph, in two places.

أَطْيَنَ see the first paragraph.

تطيّن He (a man, TA) became defiled, or besmeared, with طِين [i. e. clay, earth, or mud]. (K, TA.)

يَوْمٌ طَانٌ , (S,) and مَكَانٌ طَانٌ , (S, K,) and أَرْضٌ طَانَةٌ , (S,) A day, and a place, and a land,] in which is much طِين [meaning mud]. (S, K.) -A2- See also what next follows.

طِينٌ a word of well-known meaning, (S, Msb, K, TA,) of which ↓ طَانٌ is a dial. var.; (TA;) Clay, earth, mould, soil, or mud: (MA, KL, &c.:) it differs in different layers, or strata, of the earth; the best is the pure, unmixed with sand, remaining after the subsiding of the waters; and the best of this is that of Egypt, which has a peculiar property of preventing plague, or pestilence, and the corruption of water into which it is thrown: it is of several sorts; among which are الطِّينُ المَخْتُومُ [Terra sigillata, or Lemnian earth], and الطِّينُ الأَرْمَنِىُّ [Armenian bole], &c.: (TA:) ↓ طِينَةٌ has a more particular signification, (S, Msb,) meaning a piece, or portion, thereof, (K, TA,) [as a piece of clay] with which a [writing of the kind termed] صَكّ and the like are sealed. (TA.) [Hence,] شَهْوَةُ الطِّينِ [The longing for clay; a sort of malacia]. (TA voce حُمَّاضٌ .) And اِبْنُ الطِّينِ Adam. (T in art. بنى .)

طِينَةٌ : see the next preceding paragraph. ― -b2- Also [(assumed tropical:) A material substance considered as that of which a thing having form consists. ― -b3- And hence,] (tropical:) The natural, or native, constitution or disposition. (S, Msb, K.) One says, هُوَ مِنَ الطِّينَةِ الأُولَى (tropical:) [app. meaning He is of the primitive kind of natural constitution or disposition]. (S, TA.) And اـِنَّهُ لَيَابِسُ الطِّينَةِ (tropical:) [Verily he is tough in respect of natural constitution or disposition;] meaning he is not easy [in disposition]. (TA.)

[ طِينِىٌّ Of, or relating to, الطِّين i. e. clay &c.; clayey, earthy, &c. ― -b2- And (assumed tropical:) Of, or relating to الطِّينَة i. e. the natural, or native, constitution or disposition; natural, or native.]

طِيَانَةٌ The art of working in, or with, طِين [or clay &c.; and particularly the art of plastering with clay, or mud]. (K.)

طَيَّانٌ A worker in, or with, طِين [or clay &c.; and particularly a plasterer with clay or mud]. (TA.) [ طَيَّانُ , imperfectly decl., belongs to art. طوى .]

مَطِينٌ A roof, or flat house-top, [&c.,] plastered, or coated, with طِين [i. e. clay, or mud]. (S, K.)