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قعطل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of striking someone down or causing them to fall. It also extends to concepts of being swift or fast, and can be used metaphorically to describe pressuring someone in a dispute.

Derived headwords

قَعْطَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike downboth

    To strike someone forcefully, causing them to fall or be overthrown.

قَعْطَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to pressure in disputeclassical

    To press hard upon an opponent in a legal or financial dispute.

قَعْطَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    striking downboth

    The act of striking someone down or causing them to fall.

القَعْطَلadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftboth

    Describing someone or something that is fast or quick.

قَعْطَلname
  1. 1.
    a given nameboth

    A proper name given to individuals, derived from the adjective meaning 'swift'.

Parallel reading

ضربه فقعطله أي صرعه.
He struck him, and he knocked him down, meaning he felled him.
وقعطل على غريمه إذا ضيق عليه في التقاضي.
And 'waqaṭala' on his adversary means to pressure him in litigation.
وقعطله قعطلة إذا صرعه.
And he 'qaṭṭalahu' a 'qaṭlata' if he knocked him down.
والقعطل: السريع،
And 'al-qaṭlu': the swift,
وقد سموا قعطلا.
And they have named [people] Qaṭlan.