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حك

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

5 فُلَانٌ يَتَحَكَّكُ بِى فلان يتحكك بى فلان يتحكك بي Such a one rubs, or scratches, himself against me; syn. يَتَمَرَّسُ بى: (S: so in two copies:) or (tropical:) becomes exasperated by me; syn. يَتَحَرَّشُ بى: (TA:) and addresses, or applies, himself to do evil, or mischief, to me. (S, K, TA.) لَقَدْ تَحَكَّكَتِ العَقْرَبُ بِالأَفْعَى (assumed tropical:) The scorpion has addressed itself to do evil, or mischief, to the viper, is a prov., applied to him who contends with his superior in strength and power, and does evil to him. (Har p. 478.)

Derived headwords

فُلَانٌ يَتَحَكَّكُ بِىverb
  1. 1.
يَتَمَرَّسُ بى
يَتَحَرَّشُ بى
لَقَدْ تَحَكَّكَتِ العَقْرَبُ بِالأَفْعَى