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حوك

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

5 تحوّك بِالثَّوْبِ تحوك بالثوب , (Az in art. حبك,) and ↓ احتاك بِهِ, (As, ISk, K in art. حيك,) i. q. اِحْتَبَى بِهِ, (As, ISk, K in art. حيك, and TA,) i. e. He drew his legs against his belly with the garment, or piece of cloth, confining them therewith, together with his back, and binding it, or making it tight, upon them, so as to preserve him from falling, [ when he sat, ] like a wall. (IAth, TA in art. حبو.) [See 1 in art. حبك.]

Derived headwords

تحوّك بِالثَّوْبِverb
  1. 1.
اِحْتَبَى بِهِ