فَأَوْتُ
Root: فأو
Form: 1
Full Definition
فَأَوْتُI
, Verbal.Noun فَأْوٌ; and فَأَيْتُهُ, Verbal.Noun فَأْىٌ; I split, or clave, his head, i. e. a man's, with the sword: or I struck, or smote, the upper part of his skull so that it opened from over his brain.
2 And فَأَيْتُ القَدَحَ I split, or clave, or cracked, the bowl. And فَأَوْتُهُ بِالعَصَا I smote, or struck, him with the staff, or stick. فَأْوٌ and فَأْىٌ both signify The act of smiting, or striking: and the act of splitting, or cleaving.
2 And فَأَيْتُ القَدَحَ I split, or clave, or cracked, the bowl. And فَأَوْتُهُ بِالعَصَا I smote, or struck, him with the staff, or stick. فَأْوٌ and فَأْىٌ both signify The act of smiting, or striking: and the act of splitting, or cleaving.
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