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ظءته

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of choking or strangulation. It describes the act of constricting the throat, leading to suffocation or a feeling of being unable to breathe.

Derived headwords

ظَأَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to chokeboth

    To cause someone to suffocate by constricting their throat.

  2. 2.
    to strangleclassical

    To kill by strangling.

خَنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to chokeboth

    To cause difficulty in breathing by compressing the throat.

  2. 2.
    to strangleboth

    To kill by compressing the throat.

Parallel reading

ظَأَتَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: خَنَقَهُ.
He choked him, like he prevented him: he strangled him.