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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
to kill, tear, eat as prey

افترس، يفترس، افتراسا (ه)‏

اِفْتَرَسَ، يَفْتَرِسُ، اِفْتِراساً (هُ)‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 2
Part of speech: verb
Morphological category: verb
Morph. pattern: اِفْتَعَلَ
Form: VIII
Root: فرس
Subject: Earth, Economy and finance, Military, Politics, Law, Animals and plants

Sample sentences:

يَفْتَرِسُ الأَسَدُ الجاموسَ على الرَّغْمِ مِنْ أَنَّهُ يَفوقُهُ حَجْماً.

نَزَحَ ما يَتراوَحُ بَينَ مَليونٍ ومَليونَي لَاجئٍ وَمُشَرَّدٍ يَفْتَرِسُهُمُ الجُوعُ وَالمَرَضُ وَالخَوفُ.