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كعتر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific type of unsteady or swaying gait, often likened to the unsteady walk of someone intoxicated. It emphasizes a lack of balance and a wavering movement.

Derived headwords

كَعْتَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to sway like a drunkardboth

    To walk with a swaying, unsteady motion, resembling the gait of a person who is drunk.

كَعْتَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    swaying gaitclassical

    The act or state of swaying or staggering while walking, characteristic of intoxication.

Parallel reading

كعتر في مشيه: تمايل كالسكران.
He swayed in his walk: he staggered like a drunkard.