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دغت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe an intense, overwhelming emotion, specifically anger that leads to a fatal outcome. It signifies a state of being choked or suffocated by rage.

Derived headwords

دَغَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to choke with angerclassical

    To cause someone to be choked or overcome by intense anger, to the point of death.

دَغْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    choking with angerclassical

    The act or state of being choked or overcome by intense anger, leading to death.

Parallel reading

دَغَتَهُ دَغْتًا: حَنَقَهُ حَتَّى قَتَلَهُ
He choked him with anger, until it killed him.