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سرطع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes intense, rapid running, often driven by fear or panic. It conveys a sense of fleeing or escaping with great speed.

Derived headwords

سَرْطَعَverb
  1. 1.
    ran intenselyclassical

    To run with extreme speed and intensity, often due to fear.

وَطَرْسَعَverb
  1. 1.
    ran intenselyclassical

    To run with extreme speed and intensity, often due to fear. This is synonymous with سرطع.

Parallel reading

سَرْطَعَ وطَرْسَعَ، كلاهما: عدا عدوا شديدا من فزع.
Both 'sarṭaʿa' and 'waṭarsaʿa' mean: he ran a severe run out of fear.