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طرسع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes intense, rapid running, particularly when motivated by fear or panic. It conveys a sense of fleeing or bolting in a state of extreme agitation.

Derived headwords

سَرطَعَverb
  1. 1.
    ran intensely from fearclassical

    To run with extreme speed and intensity, specifically driven by a sudden feeling of fear or panic.

طَرَسَعَverb
  1. 1.
    ran intensely from fearclassical

    To run with extreme speed and intensity, specifically driven by a sudden feeling of fear or panic.

Parallel reading

سَرطَعَ وطرسع، كلاهما: عدا عدوا شديدا من فزع.
Sarṭaʿa and ṭaraṣaʿa, both mean: he ran a severe run out of fear.