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متء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking with a stick or staff. It also has a secondary meaning of stretching or extending, particularly concerning ropes, though this usage is noted as a variant of another root.

Derived headwords

تَأَّهَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with a stickboth

    To strike someone or something with a stick or staff.

مَتَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to stretchclassical

    To stretch or extend something, specifically mentioned in relation to a rope. This is noted as a variant pronunciation or form of the root 'م ت و'.

مَتْءnoun
  1. 1.
    striking with a stickboth

    The act of striking someone or something with a stick or staff.

مِتْءnoun
  1. 1.
    stickclassical

    A stick or staff used for striking.

Parallel reading

متأه بالعصا: ضربه بها.
He struck him with the stick: he hit him with it.
متأ الحبل يمتؤه متأ: مده، لغة في متوته.
He stretched the rope, stretching it a stretching: he extended it, a dialectal variant of 'matwathuhu'.