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دغته

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of suffocating or strangling someone to death. It conveys a violent and fatal act of constriction.

Derived headwords

دَغَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to suffocateboth

    To cause someone to die by obstructing their breathing, typically by strangulation.

  2. 2.
    to strangleboth

    To kill by compressing the neck and cutting off the air supply.

دَغْتٌnoun
  1. 1.
    suffocationclassical

    The act or process of suffocating or being suffocated.

  2. 2.
    strangulationclassical

    The act of strangling.

Parallel reading

دَغَتَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: خَنَقَهُ حَتَّى قَتَلَهُ.
He suffocated him, like he prevented him: he strangled him until he killed him.