Jerk

"Jerk" in Arabic

رَعَشَة

raʕaša

(sudden, uncontrolled movement)

هَزَّة

hazza

(quick, often unpleasant tug or shake)

يرتعش

(intransitive: to make a sudden uncontrolled movement)

يهز

(transitive: to give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake)

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