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قحزن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of falling, being thrown down, or striking with a heavy object. It also encompasses the object used for striking, like a club or staff.

Derived headwords

قَحْزَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downclassical

    To strike someone and cause them to fall down forcefully.

تَقَحْزَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to fallclassical

    To fall down, to collapse.

قَحْزَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    clubclassical

    A heavy stick or club, used as a weapon or tool.

Parallel reading

ضربَه فقحزنه بالزاي
He struck him and threw him down.
حتى تقحزن
Until he fell down.
القحزنة: الهراوة
The qahzanah: the club.
جلدْتُ جُعَارٍ عند بابٍ وجارِها * بقحزنتَي عن جنبِها جَلَداتِ
I flogged Ju'ar at the door and its neighbor * with two clubs from its side, I gave it lashes.