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بحظل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of leaping or jumping, specifically in a manner resembling small animals like jerboas or mice. It denotes a quick, sudden, and perhaps somewhat erratic movement.

Derived headwords

البحظلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Leapingclassical

    The act of a man leaping like a jerboa or a mouse.

بحظلverb
  1. 1.
    to leapclassical

    A man leaps like a jerboa or a mouse.

Parallel reading

أن يقفز الرجل قفزان اليربوع أو الفأرة
A man leaps the leaps of a jerboa or a mouse.
بحظل الرجل بحظلة
The man leaped a leap.