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كرتح

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of forceful impact, throwing down, and rapid movement. It can describe physically overpowering someone or moving with great speed.

Derived headwords

كَرَتَحَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downboth

    To cause someone to fall down forcefully, to strike them to the ground.

كَرْتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to move quicklyclassical

    To move or walk with great speed and haste.

Parallel reading

كرتحه: صرعه.
He threw him down: he felled him.
وكرتح في مشيه: أسرع.
And he moved quickly in his walk: he hastened.