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زرته

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of choking, strangling, or suffocating someone. It can also extend to the idea of being overwhelmed or suffocated by something.

Derived headwords

زَرَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to choke (someone)both

    To cause someone to stop breathing by constricting their throat or airway.

  2. 2.
    to strangle (someone)classical

    To kill someone by squeezing their neck.

  3. 3.
    to suffocate (someone)both

    To deprive someone of air or oxygen, leading to difficulty in breathing or death.

زُرْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    chokingboth

    The act or process of choking.

  2. 2.
    strangulationclassical

    The act of strangling.

  3. 3.
    suffocationboth

    The state or process of being suffocated.

Parallel reading

زَرَتَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: خَنَقَهُ.
He choked him, as in 'man'a-hu': he strangled him.