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جرعن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root describes the act of falling or being thrown from a mount, resulting in a prone position on the ground. It also encompasses the act of striking someone to cause them to fall in this manner.

Derived headwords

اِجْرَعَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to fall from a mountclassical

    The man fell from his mount and lay stretched out on the ground.

  2. 2.
    to be struck downclassical

    He was struck until he fell and lay prone on the ground.

Parallel reading

اِجْرَعَنَّ الرجلُ: صُرِعَ عن دابَّتِهِ وامْتَدَّ على وجهِ الأرضِ
The man fell from his mount and lay stretched out on the ground.
وضَرَبْتُهُ حَتَّى اِجْرَعَنَّ
And I struck him until he fell and lay prone on the ground.