Arabic vocabulary
غَطَّpress in Arabic
غَطَّ is how you say “press” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي الثَّالِثَةَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجُهْدُ
So he seized me and pressed me a third time until I reached exhaustion.
فَغَطَّنِي — and pressed me. The fa- continues the chain, and the verb's doubled-consonant pattern intensifies the action; 'me' is attached as the object. The strengthened shape conveys the force of the pressing.
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