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لتد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of clenching or closing something tightly, specifically the fist. It describes a forceful, compact action.

Derived headwords

لَتَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to clenchboth

    To close the hand tightly, forming a fist.

لَتْدnoun
  1. 1.
    clenched fistclassical

    The act or state of being clenched, referring to a tightly closed fist.

Parallel reading

لَتَدَ بيده: كوكزه.
He clenched his hand: he made it into a fist.