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ضجع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

ضَجِيعٌ ذ [ A bedfellow ]. ضَجِيعُكَ means He who lies, or sleeps, with thee; (S, O, Msb;) i. q. ↓ مُضَاجِعُكَ; (K;) which latter is likewise applied to a female; as also ضَجِيعَةٌ: and you say, هُوَ ضَجِيعُهَا meaning He is he who lies, or sleeps, with her in one innermost garment; and هِىَ ضَجِيعَتُهُ She is she who so lies, or sleeps, with him. (TA.) And [hence] one says, بِئْسَ الضَّجِيعُ الجُوعُ (tropical:) [ Very evil is the bedfellow, hunger ]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

ضَجِيعٌ
  1. 1.
هُوَ ضَجِيعُهَا
بِئْسَ الضَّجِيعُ الجُوعُ