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ذلج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of swallowing or drinking something smoothly and easily, often in large quantities. It can also extend to the idea of something being cold or icy, particularly when referring to water.

Derived headwords

ذَلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to swallowboth

    To swallow something, especially a liquid, smoothly and easily.

  2. 2.
    to drink iceclassical

    To drink something very cold, like ice-cold water.

زَلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to swallowclassical

    To swallow something, similar to ذَلَجَ, implying a smooth ingestion.

Parallel reading

ذلج الماء في حلقه
He swallowed the water down his throat.
جرعه وكذلك زلجه
He gulped it down, and likewise he swallowed it.