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لطحه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of striking or hitting, often with a degree of gentleness or a specific manner. It also extends to the concept of something drying up and leaving no trace.

Derived headwords

لَطَحَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To strike someone with the palm of the hand, or with a gentle blow on the back.

لَطْحnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingboth

    The act of striking with the palm of the hand, or with a gentle blow on the back.

  2. 2.
    drying upclassical

    Similar to 'latkh', when something dries up and is rubbed without leaving a trace.

لَطَحَ بِهِ الْأَرْضَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike to the groundboth

    To strike something or someone forcefully to the ground.

Parallel reading

لَطَحَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: ضَرَبَهُ بِبَطْنِ كَفِّهِ، أَوْ ضَرَبًا لَيِّنًا عَلَى الظَّهْرِ
He struck him, like 'man'a': he struck him with the palm of his hand, or with a gentle blow on the back.
وَ بِهِ: ضَرَبَ بِهِ الْأَرْضَ
And with it: he struck it to the ground.
وَاللَّطْحُ: كَاللَّطْخِ: إِذَا جَفَّ وَحُكَّ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ لَهُ أَثَرٌ
And the striking (or drying up): is like 'latkh': when it dries up and is rubbed and no trace remains.