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جحلمه

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of throwing down or prostrating someone forcefully. It emphasizes a violent or sudden overthrow, often implying a complete defeat or subjugation of the object.

Derived headwords

جَحْلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downboth

    To cause someone to fall down forcefully, to prostrate them.

  2. 2.
    to overcomeclassical

    To defeat or vanquish someone completely.

جَحْلَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    prostrationclassical

    The act of being thrown down or prostrated.

  2. 2.
    overthrowclassical

    A complete defeat or subjugation.

Parallel reading

جَحْلَمَهُ: صَرَعَهُ.
He prostrated him: he threw him down.