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متله

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of shaking, agitating, or disturbing something. It implies a forceful movement that causes instability or disarray.

Derived headwords

مَتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to shakeboth

    To cause something to move back and forth or up and down rapidly; to agitate.

  2. 2.
    to disturbboth

    To disrupt the state of something, causing it to be unsettled or thrown into confusion.

مَتْلnoun
  1. 1.
    shakingboth

    The act of shaking or agitating something.

  2. 2.
    agitationboth

    A state of being disturbed or moved violently.

Parallel reading

مَتَلَهُ وَزَعْزَعَهُ
He shook it and agitated it.
مَتَلَ الشيءَ
He shook the thing.
مَتَلَ الأمرَ
He disturbed the matter.