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ذوج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of drinking deeply or swallowing forcefully. It also extends to the concept of moving quickly or hastening.

Derived headwords

ذاجَverb
  1. 1.
    to swallow deeplyboth

    To drink something in large gulps, swallowing it forcefully.

ذَوْجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    deep swallowingclassical

    The act of swallowing deeply or forcefully, as in drinking.

يَذُوجُverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenclassical

    To move quickly or proceed with haste.

ذَوْجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hasteningclassical

    The act of moving quickly or hastening.

Parallel reading

ذاج الماء ذوجا: جرعه جرعا شديدا.
He swallowed the water forcefully, drinking it in large gulps.
ذاج يذوج ذوجا: أسرع، الأخيرة عن كراع.
He hastened, the latter meaning is according to Kra'a.