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قحطب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of striking, overpowering, or felling someone or something. It also has a specific application related to striking with a sword and a nominal use as a proper name.

Derived headwords

قَحْطَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to fellboth

    To cause someone or something to fall down, to strike them down.

  2. 2.
    to overpowerclassical

    To overcome or defeat someone, to gain the upper hand.

قَحْطَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike downboth

    To strike someone or something down, often with force.

قَحْطَبَهُ بِالسَّيْفِverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with the swordclassical

    To strike someone or something with a sword, implying a forceful or decisive blow.

قَحْطَبَةname
  1. 1.
    name of a manboth

    A proper noun referring to a male individual.

Parallel reading

قَحْطَبَهُ، أي صرعه.
He struck him down, meaning he felled him.
وقحطبه بالسيف، أي علاه.
And he struck him with the sword, meaning he overpowered him.
وقحطبة: اسم رجل.
And Qahṭabah: a man's name.