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طَنَّ — meaning in English

ṭun

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English meaning

  • buzz noun A continuous humming sound, like that of an insect or low conversation.
  • ton noun A unit of weight — roughly 907 kg (short ton, US), 1016 kg (long ton, UK), or exactly 1000 kg (metric tonne).

Senses

طَنَّ is used for these senses in English:

  • ton various units of mass notionally equivalent to a tun
  • buzz to make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound

buzz — full definition

  1. noun A continuous humming sound, like that of an insect or low conversation.
  2. noun Excited public interest or gossip about something.
  3. noun A feeling of mild excitement or intoxication.
  4. verb To make a continuous humming sound.
  5. verb To contact someone quickly by phone or intercom.

ton — full definition

  1. noun A unit of weight — roughly 907 kg (short ton, US), 1016 kg (long ton, UK), or exactly 1000 kg (metric tonne).
  2. noun Informal: a huge or overwhelming amount of something.