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مطس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of striking or hitting, often with a hand or a similar forceful action. It can also extend to the idea of throwing something forcefully, particularly something unpleasant.

Derived headwords

مَطَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To hit or strike someone or something, often with the hand.

  2. 2.
    to throw forcefullyclassical

    To throw something, especially something unpleasant or with force.

يَمْطِسُverb
  1. 1.
    strikingboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to strike', indicating the ongoing action of hitting.

  2. 2.
    throwing forcefullyclassical

    Present tense of the verb 'to throw forcefully', indicating the ongoing action of throwing.

مَطْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) for the act of striking, hitting, or slapping.

  2. 2.
    throwing forcefullyclassical

    The verbal noun (masdar) for the act of throwing something forcefully.

المَطْسُnoun
  1. 1.
    striking with the handboth

    The act of hitting or slapping with the hand.

مَطَسَهُ بِيَدِهِverb
  1. 1.
    struck him with his handboth

    He struck him specifically with his hand.

Parallel reading

مطس العذرة يمطسها مطسا: رماها بمرة.
He threw the hymen forcefully, he throws it forcefully, a forceful throwing: he threw it with bitterness.
والمطس: الضرب باليد كاللطم.
And al-matas: striking with the hand like slapping.
ومطسه بيده يمطسه مطسا: ضربه.
And he struck him with his hand, he strikes him with his hand, a striking: he struck him.