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سحتن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of roughness, thickness, and a violent or forceful action, possibly related to cutting or slaughtering.

Derived headwords

السحتنةnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick knotclassical

    A thick, rough knot or burl found on a tree branch.

سحتنهverb
  1. 1.
    To slaughterclassical

    To slaughter an animal, implying a rough or forceful cut.

Parallel reading

السحتنة الأبنة الغليظة في الغصن
The sḥatnah is the thick knot on the branch.
يقال سحتنه إذا ذبحه
It is said 'saḥatanahu' if he slaughtered it.
وطحلبه مثله
And ṭaḥlabahu is like it.