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حك
Root entry · 1 derived lemma5 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
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يَتَمَرَّسُ بى
يَتَحَرَّشُ بى
لَقَدْ تَحَكَّكَتِ العَقْرَبُ بِالأَفْعَى