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العلفصة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes harshness, forcefulness, and an inability to achieve a desired outcome. It encompasses violence in opinion or action, coercion, and a futile struggle.

Derived headwords

العَلْفَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Harshnessboth

    Harshness or violence in opinion or in an affair.

  2. 2.
    Coercionboth

    The act of coercing or forcing someone.

عَلْفَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To be harshclassical

    To be harsh or violent in opinion or in an affair.

  2. 2.
    To coerceclassical

    To coerce or force someone.

تَلْوِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Twisting struggleclassical

    The act of twisting someone you are wrestling with, in a way that you are unable to achieve the desired outcome.

Parallel reading

العنف في الرأي والأمر
Violence in opinion and affair.
والقسر
And coercion.
وأن تلوي من يصارعك تلوية
And to twist someone you are wrestling with, a twisting.
وأنت عاجز عنه
While you are unable to achieve it.