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مطحه

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of striking or hitting, particularly with the hand. It also extends to sexual intercourse and, in a different semantic branch, to the rising and abundant flow of a valley.

Derived headwords

مَطَحَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike himboth

    To strike someone with one's hand.

  2. 2.
    to have intercourse with herclassical

    Used specifically for a man having sexual intercourse with a woman.

امْتَطَحَverb
  1. 1.
    the valley roseclassical

    The valley became elevated or rose in elevation.

  2. 2.
    its water increasedclassical

    The water in the valley became abundant or increased in volume.

Parallel reading

مَطَحَهُ، كمنعه: ضربه بيده
He struck him, like 'man'a': he hit him with his hand.
و المرأة: جامعها
And [he struck] the woman: he had intercourse with her.
وامتطح الوادي: ارتفع
And the valley rose: it became elevated.
وارتفع، وكثر ماؤه
And it rose, and its water increased.