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لهطه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes actions of striking, hitting, or throwing. It extends to concepts of laying someone down, giving birth, and receiving information. It also encompasses the idea of touching or striking a sensitive area.

Derived headwords

لَهَطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with open palmboth

    To strike someone with the palm of the hand spread open.

  2. 2.
    to throwboth

    To throw something, such as an arrow or a projectile.

  3. 3.
    to sewclassical

    To sew a garment.

  4. 4.
    to lay downboth

    To lay someone down or prostrate them on the ground.

  5. 5.
    to give birthboth

    For a mother to give birth to a child.

لَهْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of newsclassical

    A piece of information heard, which one neither fully believed nor entirely disbelieved.

أَلْهَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike (female genitalia)classical

    For a woman to strike her private parts with water.

Parallel reading

لَهَطَهُ بالكف منشورة
He struck him with the palm of his hand spread open.
و بسهم: رماه به
And with an arrow: he shot it at him.
و الثوب: خاطه
And the garment: he sewed it.
و به الأرض: صرعه
And him on the ground: he laid him down.
و الأم به: ولدته
And the mother with it: she gave birth to him.
ولهطة من الخبر: ما تسمعه ولم تستحقه ولم تكذبه
And a 'lahṭah' of news: what you hear and neither deserve nor deny.
وألهطت فرجها بماء: ضربته به
And she struck her private parts with water: she hit it with it.