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دءت

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of strangling or suffocating someone. It also extends to the meaning of forcefully pushing someone down until they are overcome or incapacitated.

Derived headwords

دَأَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strangle himclassical

    To seize someone by the throat, causing strangulation or suffocation.

  2. 2.
    to push him downclassical

    To push someone forcefully until they are thrown down and overcome.

دَأْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stranglingclassical

    The act of strangling or suffocating someone.

  2. 2.
    overcomingclassical

    The act of pushing someone down until they are overcome.

ذَأَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strangle himclassical

    An alternative form meaning to seize someone by the throat, causing strangulation or suffocation.

أَخَذَ بِحَلْقِهِphrase
  1. 1.
    seized his throatclassical

    A descriptive phrase indicating the action of grasping someone's throat, often implying strangulation.

Parallel reading

دأته دأتاً، مثل: ذأته، أي: خنقه، ودفعه حتى صرعه.
He strangled him, like: he strangled him, meaning: he choked him, and pushed him until he felled him.
ويروى: أخذ بحلقه.
And it is narrated: he seized his throat.