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اخذه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of taking, seizing, or grasping something. It extends to meanings of receiving, accepting, and in some contexts, expelling or driving away.

Derived headwords

أَخَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to takeboth

    To seize, grasp, or acquire possession of something.

  2. 2.
    to acceptboth

    To receive something offered or given.

  3. 3.
    to affectboth

    To influence or impact someone or something.

  4. 4.
    to captureboth

    To take someone or something by force or strategy.

أَخَذَهُ بِظُفُورِ رَقَبَتِهِ — He seized him by the scruff of his neck
أَخَذَهُ بِجِلْدِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to take by the skinclassical

    To seize someone by their skin, often implying a firm grip or restraint.

أَخَذَهُ بِظُفُورِ رَقَبَتِهِ — He seized him by the scruff of his neck
تَرَكَهُ وَحْدَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to leave aloneboth

    To abandon someone or something, leaving them by themselves.

تَرَكْتُهُ بِظُفُوفِهَا وَظُفُوفِهَا — I left her by herself
يَطْرُدُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to drive awayboth

    To expel or force someone to leave a place.

وَجَاءَ يَظُوفُهُ — and he came driving him away
يُطَارِدُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to chaseboth

    To pursue someone or something rapidly.

وَجَاءَ يُظُوفُهُ، كَيَسُوقُهُ — and he came chasing him, like driving him
يَمْنَعُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to preventboth

    To stop someone from doing something or to hinder their progress.

وَيَظْأَفُهُ، كَيَمْنَعُهُ — and he prevents him, like preventing him

Parallel reading

أَخَذَهُ بِظُفُورِ رَقَبَتِهِ وَبِظَافِهَا: بِجِلْدِهَا.
He seized him by the scruff of his neck and by its skin: meaning by its skin.
وَتَرَكْتُهُ بظُوفِهَا وَظَافِهَا: وَحْدَهُ.
And I left him by himself: alone.
وَجَاءَ يُظُوفُهُ، كَيَسُوقُهُ، وَيَظْأَفُهُ، كَيَمْنَعُهُ: يَطْرُدُهُ.
And he came driving him away, like chasing him, and preventing him, like stopping him: meaning he was expelling him.