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تقلعث

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a heavy, stumbling, or awkward gait, often implying difficulty or a struggle to move forward. It evokes the image of someone trying to extricate themselves from a sticky or uneven surface.

Derived headwords

تَقَلَّعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to stumbleboth

    To walk with a heavy, uneven, or stumbling gait, as if struggling to move.

  2. 2.
    to struggle to moveclassical

    To move with great difficulty, as if stuck or hindered.

تَقَلُّعُثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    stumbling gaitboth

    The act or manner of walking with a stumbling or awkward gait.

  2. 2.
    difficulty in movementclassical

    A state of struggling to move, characterized by awkwardness and heaviness.

Parallel reading

تقلعث في مشيه
He stumbled in his walk.
مر كأنه يتقلع من وحل
He passed as if he were extricating himself from mud.