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لءط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of pursuing, following, or fixing one's gaze upon something or someone. It can also extend to the idea of urging or insisting on a matter, or striking a target.

Derived headwords

لَأَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to urge, insist onboth

    To command someone to do something and insist on it, or to demand something and insist on it as well.

  2. 2.
    to follow with the eyesboth

    To follow someone or something with one's sight and not turn away until it disappears from view.

  3. 3.
    to strike, hitboth

    To strike or hit something, particularly with an arrow.

لَأْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    insistence, urgingclassical

    The act of urging someone to do something or insisting on a demand.

  2. 2.
    following with the eyesclassical

    The act of following with one's gaze until the object is out of sight.

Parallel reading

لأطه بشيء فألح عليه
He urged him to do something and insisted on it.
أو اقتضاه فألح عليه أيضا
Or he demanded it and insisted on it as well.
ولأطه لأطا: أتبعه بصره فلم يصرفه عنه حتى يتوارى
And he followed him with his sight and did not turn away from him until he disappeared.
ولأطه بسهم: أصابه
And he struck him with an arrow: he hit him.