Arabic - English Dictionary تخطَّفَ يتخطَّف، تخطُّفًا، فهو متخطِّف، والمفعول متخطَّف
Root: خ ط فSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
تخطَّفَ الشَّيءَ
خطَفه، انتزَعَه بسرعة واجتذبَه، استلبه واسترقه
🇬🇧 Translation:
To snatch something away, to grab and pull it quickly, to seize or abduct.
تخطَّف الشَّخصَ
قتله وسلبه
🇬🇧 Translation:
To kill and rob a person.
Example / Citation:
- " تخطَّفت القِططُ قطعةَ اللَّحم
- تخطّف الموتُ أولادَه
- {فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَتَخَطَّفُهُ الطَّيْرُ} [ق] "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- "The cats snatched the piece of meat
- Death snatched his children
- {It is as though he had fallen from the sky and was snatched by the birds} [Quran]"