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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to seeking refuge, protection, or sanctuary with someone or something other than one's own people or usual source of support. It implies a form of appeal or reliance on an external entity.

Derived headwords

اِلْتَجَأَverb
  1. 1.
    seek refugeboth

    To seek protection, shelter, or safety by resorting to someone or something.

  2. 2.
    appeal toboth

    To make an earnest or hopeful request, often for help or support.

اِدَّعَىverb
  1. 1.
    claimboth

    To state that something is true, often without providing proof; to assert a right or ownership.

  2. 2.
    allegeboth

    To assert something as a fact, especially in a legal context, without having proof.

  3. 3.
    pretendboth

    To behave as if something is true when it is not; to feign.

Parallel reading

اِلْتَجَى إِلَى غَيْرِ قَوْمِهِ
He sought refuge with someone other than his own people.
اِدَّعَى
He claimed.