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سحطر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a state of stretching out, extending, and falling prone. It is related to the idea of being long, wide, and prostrate, often with an implication of falling face down.

Derived headwords

اِسْحَنْطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    stretched outclassical

    To stretch oneself out, to extend in length and breadth.

  2. 2.
    fell proneclassical

    To fall down on one's face, to lie prostrate.

Parallel reading

اسحنطر الرجل
The man stretched himself out.
امتد ومال
He stretched out and inclined.
عرض وطال ووقع على وجهه
He became wide, long, and fell on his face.
مثل اسلنطح سواء
It is the same as 'aslanṭaḥa' (to lie flat).