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شغرب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific wrestling hold or maneuver. It involves trapping an opponent's leg and throwing them down forcefully.

Derived headwords

الشَّغْرَبِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    wrestling holdclassical

    A specific wrestling hold where one combatant traps the leg of another combatant with their own leg.

الشَّغْرَبِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    wrestling holdclassical

    A specific wrestling hold where one combatant traps the leg of another combatant with their own leg.

شَغْرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to perform a wrestling holdclassical

    To perform the wrestling hold known as 'al-shaghrabiyyah', which involves trapping an opponent's leg and throwing them down.

Parallel reading

الشغربية، بالراء، والشغربي) : اعتقال المصارع رجله برجل آخر) وإلقاؤه إياه شزرا (وصرعه إياه) صرعا.
Al-shaghrabiyyah, with a ra, and al-shaghrabi: is the wrestler trapping his leg with another's leg, and throwing him aside, and pinning him down forcefully.
اعتقال المصارع رجله برجل آخر
The wrestler trapping his leg with another's leg
وإلقاؤه إياه شزرا
And throwing him aside
وصرعه إياه صرعا
And pinning him down forcefully