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سءت

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of strangling or choking someone severely, potentially to the point of death. It also refers to the specific anatomical location in the throat where strangulation occurs.

Derived headwords

سَأَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strangle severelyboth

    To choke someone with great force.

  2. 2.
    to strangle to deathclassical

    To choke someone until they die.

سَأْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    severe strangulationclassical

    The act of strangling someone severely.

  2. 2.
    strangulation to deathclassical

    The act of strangling someone until they die.

السَّأْتَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of the throatclassical

    The two sides of the throat, specifically where the fingers of someone strangling would press.

سَأْتnoun
  1. 1.
    side of the throatclassical

    A single side of the throat, referring to the area where strangulation occurs.

Parallel reading

سَأَتَهُ يَسْأَتُهُ سَأْتًا
He strangled him severely.
إذا خَنَقَهُ حَتَّى يَقْتُلَهُ
If he strangles him until he kills him.
السَّأْتَانِ جَانِبَا الْحُلْقُومِ
The two sides of the throat.
حَيْثُ يَقَعُ فِيهِمَا أَصْبَعَا الْخَانِقِ
Where the fingers of the strangler fall upon them.
وَالْوَاحِدُ سَأْتٌ
And the singular is sāt.