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خفءه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the act of violently uprooting, tearing, or demolishing something. It extends to actions like ripping open a waterskin or dismantling a dwelling.

Derived headwords

خَفَأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    uprootboth

    To pull something out by the roots, often with force.

  2. 2.
    demolishclassical

    To tear down or dismantle a structure, like a house.

  3. 3.
    rip openclassical

    To tear or split something, such as a waterskin.

اِقْتَلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    uprootboth

    To pull out by the roots; to extirpate.

  2. 2.
    demolishboth

    To tear down or destroy completely.

ضَرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    strikeboth

    To hit or strike something forcefully, often against the ground.

قَوَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    demolishboth

    To dismantle or pull down a building or structure.

أَلْقَىverb
  1. 1.
    throwboth

    To cast or throw something down.

شَقَّverb
  1. 1.
    splitboth

    To tear or rend something open, creating a fissure.

Parallel reading

اقتلعه
He uprooted it.
فضرب به الأرض
and he struck it against the ground.
و بيته: قوضه
and his house: he demolished it.
فألقاه
and he threw it.
و القربة: شقها
and the waterskin: he ripped it open.
فجعلها على الحوض لئلا تنشف الأرض ماءه
so he placed it over the cistern so that the ground would not dry up its water.