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سءت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the act of suffocating or strangling someone to the point of death. It can also refer to a less severe form of strangulation that does not necessarily result in death.

Derived headwords

سَأَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to suffocateboth

    To cause someone to die by suffocating or strangling them.

  2. 2.
    to strangleclassical

    To apply pressure to the neck, causing difficulty in breathing, but not necessarily leading to death.

سَأْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    suffocationclassical

    The act or process of suffocating or strangling someone to death.

Parallel reading

سأته يسأته سأتا، إذا خنقه حتى يموت
He suffocated him, suffocating him, a suffocation, if he strangled him until he died.
مثل سأبه
like his strangulation.
إلا أنه لم يقل حتى يموت
except that he did not say 'until he dies'.