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غبج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of drinking deeply or gulping, often in a continuous or rapid manner. It can also refer to the resulting state or the substance consumed.

Derived headwords

غَبَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to gulpboth

    To drink something in large, rapid gulps, swallowing it continuously.

اِغْتَبَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink deeplyclassical

    To drink something in a deep, continuous manner, similar to gulping.

غَبْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gulpboth

    A single act or instance of gulping down liquid.

  2. 2.
    draughtclassical

    The liquid that is drunk in a gulp.

Parallel reading

غبج الماء يغبجه
He gulped the water, drinking it in rapid succession.
جرعه جرعا متداركا
He drank it down in successive draughts.
وهي الغبجة
And that is the gulp.