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ضهته

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of forcefully pressing down or trampling upon something. It conveys a sense of intense physical pressure or subjugation.

Derived headwords

ضَهَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to trampleboth

    To tread heavily upon something, often with force and intent to crush or subdue.

  2. 2.
    to press downboth

    To apply significant downward pressure, as if to flatten or suppress.

وَطْئًا شَدِيدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy tramplingclassical

    A forceful and intense act of treading upon something.

Parallel reading

ضهته، كجعله: وطئه وطئا شديدا.
He trampled it, like making it: he trod upon it with a severe trampling.