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الشغربية

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of wrestling, specifically a technique where one combatant uses their legs to entangle and throw another. It focuses on the physical struggle and the decisive move of pinning or throwing an opponent.

Derived headwords

الشِّغْرَبِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    wrestling throwclassical

    A specific wrestling technique involving the entanglement of legs to throw an opponent down.

شَغْرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to wrestleclassical

    To engage in wrestling, particularly using a leg-entangling throw.

مُشَغْرِبnoun
  1. 1.
    wrestlerclassical

    One who practices wrestling, especially one who performs the 'shaghrabiyyah' throw.

Parallel reading

اعتقال المصارع رجله برجل آخر وصرعه إياه.
The wrestler's seizing of his leg with another's leg and his throwing him down.