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زعطه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of choking or strangling. It also extends to the sound a donkey makes and a deadly, life-ending type of death.

Derived headwords

زَعَطَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to chokeboth

    To cause someone or something to suffocate by constricting the throat.

زَعَطَ الحِمَارverb
  1. 1.
    donkey's brayclassical

    The characteristic sound made by a donkey.

مَوْتٌ زَاعِطadjective
  1. 1.
    deadly deathclassical

    A death that is fatal and life-ending, implying extreme severity.

Parallel reading

زَعَطَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: خَنَقَهُ
He choked him, like 'man'a-hu': he strangled him.
وَ الحِمَار: صَوْت
And for the donkey: a sound.
وَمَوْتٌ زَاعِط: ذَابِحٌ وَحِيّ
And a deadly death: a slaughtering and a living one.