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بلطح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes the action of falling or lying flat on the ground, often with a sense of being spread out or extended. It can also refer to a person who is spread out in this manner.

Derived headwords

بَلَطَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to fall flatboth

    To fall or lie flat on one's face or body on the ground.

بَلَدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to fall flatclassical

    To fall or lie flat on the ground, similar in meaning to بَلَطَحَ.

سَلَاطِحٌ بَلَاطِحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    spread out, lying flatclassical

    An emphatic description of a person lying spread out flat on the ground.

Parallel reading

بَلَطَحَ الرجلُ: إذا ضرب بنفسه الأرض
The man fell flat: when he struck himself to the ground.
مثل (بلدح)
Like (baladaḥa).
رجلٌ سَلَاطِحٌ بَلَاطِحٌ
A man spread out, lying flat.