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خفء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of forcefully overthrowing, uprooting, or demolishing something. It can refer to physically overpowering a person or dismantling a structure.

Derived headwords

خَفَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to overthrowboth

    To forcefully throw someone down or to the ground.

  2. 2.
    to uprootclassical

    To pull something out completely, as if uprooting it, and strike it against the ground.

خَفْءnoun
  1. 1.
    overthrowclassical

    The act of overthrowing or knocking someone down.

خَفَأَ بَيْتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to demolish a houseclassical

    To dismantle or pull down one's house, scattering its parts.

Parallel reading

خفأ الرجل خفأ
He overthrew the man, he overthrew him.
اقتلعه وضرب به الأرض
He uprooted him and struck him against the ground.
خفأ فلان بيته
So-and-so demolished his house.
قوضه وألقاه
He dismantled it and threw it down.