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كرتع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is short, or who meddles in things that do not concern them. It also has a sense related to being thrown down or overcome.

Derived headwords

الكَرْتَعnoun
  1. 1.
    short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature.

كَرْتَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to meddleclassical

    To involve oneself in matters that do not concern one; to interfere.

  2. 2.
    to be thrown downclassical

    To be overcome or thrown to the ground.

Parallel reading

هو القصير
He is short.
كرتع الرجل: وقع فيما لا يعنيه
The man meddled: he fell into what did not concern him.
يهيم بها الكرتع
The meddler is infatuated with her.
كرتعه: إذا صرعه
He threw him down: if he overcame him.