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جفعه

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the act of causing something to fall or be thrown down forcefully. It is related to striking or prostrating someone or something.

Derived headwords

جَفَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike downboth

    To strike someone or something down forcefully, causing them to fall.

  2. 2.
    to prostrateclassical

    To cause someone to be prostrated or thrown to the ground.

جَفْعnoun
  1. 1.
    striking downclassical

    The act of striking someone or something down forcefully.

Parallel reading

جَفَعَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: صَرَعهُ.
He struck him down, like he prevented him: he prostrated him.