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سءت

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of strangling or choking someone, often to the point of death. It also refers to the specific anatomical area in the throat involved in this action.

Derived headwords

سَأَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strangleboth

    To choke or throttle someone severely, often to the point of death.

يَسْأَتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he strangles himboth

    The present tense form of the verb, indicating the ongoing action of strangling.

سَأْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stranglingclassical

    The act of strangling or choking, as described in the root's primary meaning.

السَّأَتَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of the throatclassical

    The two sides of the throat, specifically the area where the fingers of someone strangling would press.

سَأْتnoun
  1. 1.
    side of the throatclassical

    The singular form of 'al-sa'atān', referring to one side of the throat where strangulation occurs.

Parallel reading

سَأَتَهُ (كمنعه: خنقه) بشدة
He strangled him (like preventing him: choking him) severely.
إذا خنقه حتى يقتله
If he choked him until he killed him.
وفي رواية عن أبي عمر و: حتى يموت
And in a narration from Abu 'Amr: until he dies.
السَّأَتَانِ، محركة جانبا الحلقوم
The sa'atān, vocalized: the two sides of the throat.
حيث يقع فيهما إصبعا الخانق
Where the fingers of the strangler fall upon them.
والواحد: سأت، بالفتح والهمز
And the singular is: sa'at, with fath and hamza.