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متء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking with a stick and stretching or extending something, particularly a rope. It encompasses the act of hitting and the physical action of making something longer.

Derived headwords

تَأَهَّverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with a stickboth

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

مَتْءnoun
  1. 1.
    striking with a stickclassical

    The act of striking with a stick, as described in the root's primary meaning.

مَتَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to stretch (rope)classical

    To stretch or extend a rope, similar to the verb 'matwa'.

مَتْوverb
  1. 1.
    to stretch (rope)classical

    To stretch or extend a rope.

مَتْوnoun
  1. 1.
    stretching (rope)classical

    The act of stretching or extending a rope.

Parallel reading

تَأَهَّ بالعصا، كمنعه: ضربه بها
He struck with the stick, as in 'man'a': he hit him with it.
والظاهر أن العصا مثال
And it appears that the stick is an example.
مَتَأَ الحبل يمتؤه متأ: مده
He stretched the rope, he stretches it, a stretching: he extended it.
لغة في متوته، كما في العباب
A variant pronunciation for 'matwatahu', as found in Al-Abab.