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مَتَأَ

Root: متأ

Form: 1

Full Definition

مَتَأَI , Present.T ـَ He beat a person with a staff or stick.
2 Also, Verbal.Noun مَتْءٌ, He extended, or stretched out, a rope: a dial. form of مَتَا. [See art. متو].
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