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زردب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of choking or strangling someone. It describes a forceful constriction of the throat, leading to suffocation.

Derived headwords

زَرْدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to chokeclassical

    To cause someone to choke or suffocate by constricting their throat.

زَرْدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to chokeclassical

    To cause someone to choke or suffocate by constricting their throat; synonymous with زَرْدَبَ.

Parallel reading

زَرْدَبَهُ: خَنَقَهُ
He choked him: he strangled him.
وزَرْدَمَهُ كَذَلِكَ
And he choked him likewise.