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الغسلبة

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of forcefully taking something away from someone else. It emphasizes the aggressive and often unjust nature of the seizure, akin to outright robbery or usurpation.

Derived headwords

اِغْتَصَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to usurpboth

    To seize and hold something belonging to another by force or without right.

  2. 2.
    to rapemodern

    To force someone into sexual intercourse against their will.

اِغْتِصَابnoun
  1. 1.
    usurpationboth

    The act of usurping or seizing something unlawfully.

  2. 2.
    rapemodern

    The act of raping someone.

مُغْتَصِبnoun
  1. 1.
    usurperboth

    One who usurps or seizes something unlawfully.

  2. 2.
    rapistmodern

    One who commits rape.

مُغْتَصَبadjective
  1. 1.
    usurpedboth

    Seized and held by force or without right.

  2. 2.
    rapedmodern

    Subjected to rape.

Parallel reading

انتزاعك الشيء من آخر
Your snatching something from another.
كالمغتصب له
Like one who usurps it.