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غَطَّنَ covered in Arabic

غَطَّنَ is how you say “covered” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

قَالَ فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجُهْدُ

He said, "Then he seized me and covered me until I reached the limit of my strength."

فَغَطَّنِي so he covered me

The fa- continues the chain of actions, and the verb's doubled-consonant pattern adds force, suggesting a hard pressing rather than a light touch; 'me' is again attached as the object. The intensified shape is what conveys the strength of the act.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

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More example sentences

فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي الثَّانِيَةَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجُهْدُ،

So he seized me, and the second one covered me until I became exhausted.

فَغَطَّنِي so he covered me

The fa- continues the chain, and the verb's doubled-consonant pattern adds force to the covering; 'me' is attached as the object. The intensified shape conveys the strength of the pressing.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

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