طَعْمٌ

[as a verbal noun: see 1.

As a simple subst.,] Taste, flavour, or savour; (S, Msb, TA;) sweetness, and bitterness, and a quality [of any kind] between these two, in food and in beverage: plural طُعُومٌ. (K.) One says, طَعْمُهُ مُرٌّ [Its taste is bitter], (S, TA,) and حُلْوٌ [sweet], (Msb, TA,) and حَامِضٌ [acid]: and تَغَيَّرَ طَعْمُهُ Its taste became altered from its natural quality. (Msb.)

And [Relish, i. e.] a desired quality of food. (S, Msb, K.) One says, لَيْسَ لَهُ طَعْمٌ [It has no relish]: (S:) and لَيْسَ لِلْغَثِّ [What is lean has no relish]: and ↓ طَعَمٌ signifies the same in the dialect of Kiláb. (Msb.)

[Hence, (assumed tropical:) An approvable quality in a man.] One says رَجُلٌ ذُو طَعْمٌ (assumed tropical:) A man possessing intelligence, and prudence, or discretion: and مَا بِفُلَانٍ طَعْمٌ وَلَا نَوِيصٌ (assumed tropical:) There is not in such a one intelligence nor activity: and لَيْسَ لِمَا يَفْعَلُ فُلَانٌ طَعْمٌ (assumed tropical:) There appertains not to what such a one does any pleasing quality, nor any place of honour in the heart, or mind: and it is said in a tradition, مَا قَتَلْنَا أَحَدًا بِهِ طَعْمٌ مَا قَتَلْنَا إِلَّا عَجَايءِزَ صُلْعًا (assumed tropical:) We slew not any one of account, any known person, or any one of rank, or station; [we slew not any but bald-headed old women;] and one may also say in this case ↓ طُعْمٌ, with damm. (TA.)

Also A thing that is swallowed easily or agreeably, whether solid, as grains [&c.], or liquid, as expressed juice and oil and vinegar [&c.]; differing from طُعْمٌ, which does not apply to liquids. (Msb.)