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كتو

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the manner of walking, specifically a close or restricted gait. It also has a less common meaning related to overcoming or surpassing an opponent.

Derived headwords

كَتَاverb
  1. 1.
    to approach the stepclassical

    To walk with a close or restricted gait, as if approaching the step.

أَكْتَىverb
  1. 1.
    to overcomeclassical

    To overcome or surpass an enemy or opponent.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال أبو مالك: هو مقاربة الخطو ، وقد كتا.
And Abu Malik said: It is approaching the step, and he has approached the step.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: أكتى علا على عدوه ؛
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: He overcame his enemy.
وفي بعض النسخ غلا بالمعجمة.
And in some versions, it is 'ghala' (with the letter ghayn).