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غسلب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of forcefully taking or snatching something away from someone's possession. It implies an aggressive seizure or usurpation, akin to robbery or forceful appropriation.

Derived headwords

الغَسْلَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Snatching awayclassical

    Your snatching away of something from a person's hand, like one who usurps it.

اغْتَصَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to usurpboth

    To seize or take something by force, often implying illegitimacy or illegality.

  2. 2.
    to rapeboth

    Specifically, to violate someone sexually by force.

Parallel reading

انتزاعك الشيء من يد الإنسان، كالمغتصب له.
Your snatching away of something from a person's hand, like one who usurps it.