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سحطه
Root entry · 7 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns the act of rapid or forceful cutting, slaughtering, or causing something to fall. It also extends to meanings related to choking, causing death by water, and things that hang or detach easily.
Derived headwords
سَحَطَverb
- 1.to slaughter quicklyboth
To slaughter an animal rapidly or swiftly.
- 2.to chokeboth
To cause someone to choke on food.
- 3.to kill with waterclassical
To cause someone to die by drinking an excessive amount of water.
- 4.to send downclassical
To send a young goat down with its mother.
سَحْطًاnoun
- 1.rapid slaughterboth
The act of slaughtering quickly.
مَسْحَطًاnoun
- 1.rapid slaughterboth
The act of slaughtering quickly.
مَقْعَدnoun
- 1.throatclassical
The throat, the passage for food and air.
سَيْحَاطnoun
- 1.valleyclassical
A valley, or a plain, or a mountain peak, or a piece of land.
المَسْحُوطadjective
- 1.mixedclassical
Referring to a drink that is mixed, especially with water.
انسَحَطَverb
- 1.to slip and fallboth
To slip from one's hand and fall.
- 2.to hang downboth
To hang down from a date palm or other object, detaching without being held by hand.
Parallel reading
سحطه، كمنعه، سحطا ومسحطا: ذبحه سريعا
He slaughtered it, like 'man'a', with a rapid slaughter and a swift slaughter.
و الطعام فلانا: أغصه
And the food choked him.
و فلان الشراب: قتله بالماء
And he killed him with water (by drinking too much).
و السخل: أرسله مع أمه
And the kid (goat) was sent down with its mother.
وكمقعد: الحلق
And like 'maq'ad': the throat.
وسيحاط، كقيفال: ة، أو واد، أوقارة، أو قنة، أو أرض
And 'sayhaat', like 'qifaaal': a plain, or a valley, or a mountain, or a peak, or land.
والمسحوط من الشراب كله: الممزوج
And 'al-mashoot' of all drinks: the mixed one.
وانسحط من يده: انملص فسقط
And it slipped from his hand: it detached and fell.
و عن النخلة وغيرها: تدلى عنها حتى ينزل، لا يمسكها بيده
And from the date palm and other things: it hung down until it came off, not holding it with its hand.