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عشطه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of pulling, dragging, or forcefully attracting something. It extends to descriptions of extreme length or stature, and also to clinging or holding onto someone, often in a confrontational context.

Derived headwords

عَشَطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to pull, to dragboth

    To pull something towards oneself, often with force or in a way that detaches it.

اعْتَشَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to cling to, to hold ontoclassical

    To cling to one's spouse, often in the context of a dispute or argument.

العُشْنُطnoun
  1. 1.
    very tall personclassical

    A person who is extremely tall.

  2. 2.
    handsome, well-built personclassical

    A person who is attractive and has a good physique.

العُشْنَقnoun
  1. 1.
    very tall personclassical

    A person who is extremely tall.

  2. 2.
    handsome, well-built personclassical

    A person who is attractive and has a good physique.

عُشْنُطُونnoun
  1. 1.
    very tall peopleclassical

    Plural of عشنط, referring to extremely tall individuals.

عَشَانِطnoun
  1. 1.
    very tall peopleclassical

    Plural of عشنط, referring to extremely tall individuals.

Parallel reading

عَشَطَهُ يعشطه: اجتذبه منتزعا
He pulled it, he pulls it: he dragged it away, detaching it.
اشتقاق العشنط، كعشنق: للطويل جدا
The derivation of al-'ushnuṭ, like al-'ushnuq: for the extremely tall.
أو هو التار الظريف الحسن الجسم
Or he is the attractive, pleasant one with a good physique.
ج: عشنطون وعشانط
Plural: 'ushnuṭūn and 'ashāniṭ.
وتعشنطت زوجها لخصومة
And she clung to her husband for a dispute.