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العرث

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of forcefully taking or extracting something, often with a sense of tearing or pulling. It can also refer to the physical action of rubbing or chafing.

Derived headwords

العَرِثَverb
  1. 1.
    to extract forcefullyclassical

    To pull out or extract something with force, often implying a tearing or violent removal.

  2. 2.
    to rubclassical

    To rub or chafe something, causing friction.

العَرْثnoun
  1. 1.
    extractionclassical

    The act of forcefully pulling out or extracting something.

  2. 2.
    rubbingclassical

    The act of rubbing or chafing.

Parallel reading

الانتزاع
The extraction
الدلك
The rubbing