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كربع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of causing someone to fall or collapse, specifically onto their posterior. It implies a forceful action leading to a sudden, undignified landing.

Derived headwords

كَرَبَعَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make fall on one's rearclassical

    To cause someone to fall down forcefully, so that they land on their posterior.

تَكَرْبَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to fall on one's rearclassical

    To fall down oneself, landing on one's posterior, often as a result of being made to do so.

Parallel reading

كربعه وبركعه فتبركع: صرعه فوقع على استه
He made him fall on his rear, and he fell on his posterior, so he collapsed and fell on his posterior.
وقد تقدم في ترجمة بركع
And it has preceded in the translation of 'brk'.