Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تَلَوَّى

Root: لوى

Form: 5

Full Definition

تَلَوَّىV It twisted, or coiled, itself: it became twisted, or coiled: one says, تَلَوَّتِ الحَيَّةُ.
2 تَلَوَّى مِنْ وَجَعِ الضَّرْبِ [He writhed by reason of the pain of beating]. (M, A, K, art. ضور.)


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