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جلء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of throwing down, overthrowing, or causing someone to fall. It can also extend to the act of casting or throwing something, like a garment.

Derived headwords

جَلَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downboth

    To cause a person to fall or be thrown down forcefully.

  2. 2.
    to castboth

    To throw or cast off something, such as a garment.

جَلْءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    overthrowclassical

    The act of causing someone to fall or be overthrown.

جَلَاءَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    overthrowclassical

    An instance or act of causing someone to fall or be overthrown.

Parallel reading

جلأ بالرجل
He threw the man down.
جلأ بثوبه
He threw his garment.