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م ت س

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of throwing or casting, possibly with an element of deception or trickery involved. It is also associated with a specific type of throwing, potentially a game or action.

Derived headwords

المَتْسnoun
  1. 1.
    throwingclassical

    A specific type of throwing or casting, possibly related to a game or action.

المَطْسnoun
  1. 1.
    throwingclassical

    The act of throwing or casting.

متسهverb
  1. 1.
    to throwclassical

    To throw something, often with an intention to snatch it away.

يمتسهverb
  1. 1.
    he throwsclassical

    He throws something, often with an intention to snatch it away.

متساnoun
  1. 1.
    throwingclassical

    The act of throwing or casting, particularly with the intent to snatch.

Parallel reading

المتس، أهمله الجوهري، وقال الليث: هو لغة في المطس، وهو الرمي بالجعس.
Al-mutass, it was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Al-Layth said: it is a dialectal variant of Al-mats, which is throwing with Al-ja'as.
وهو الرمي بالجعس
which is throwing with Al-ja'as.
ومتسه يمتسه متسا، إذا أراغه لينتزعه، نبتا كان أو غيره، عن ابن دريد، قال: وليس بثبت.
And he mutassa-ed it, he yamtasu-es it mutasan, if he tricked it to snatch it, whether it was a plant or something else, according to Ibn Duraid, who said: and it is not confirmed.
إذا أراغه لينتزعه
if he tricked it to snatch it
نبتا كان أو غيره
whether it was a plant or something else
قال: وليس بثبت
he said: and it is not confirmed.