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كثج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of eating or consuming a large quantity of food, leading to fullness. It can also refer to the state of being satisfied or having eaten one's fill. Additionally, a derived noun relates to soil or earth.

Derived headwords

كَثَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat one's fillboth

    To eat from food until one has had enough and is satisfied.

كَثَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat abundantlyclassical

    To consume a large amount of food, to the point of becoming full.

يَكْثَجُverb
  1. 1.
    he eats abundantlyclassical

    He consumes a large amount of food, to the point of becoming full.

كَثَجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    fullness from eatingclassical

    The state of being full or satisfied after eating a large quantity of food.

كَثِيجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    full from eatingclassical

    Describing someone who has eaten abundantly and is full.

كَيْذَجnoun
  1. 1.
    soilclassical

    Earth, soil, or dirt.

Parallel reading

كثج الرجل إذا أكل من الطعام ما يكفيه.
A man eats his fill when he eats from the food what suffices him.
كثج من الطعام إذا امتار فأكثر، فهو يكثج.
He eats abundantly of food when he procures it and consumes a lot; he is one who eats abundantly.
كثج من الطعام إذا أكثر منه حتى يمتلئ.
He eats abundantly of food when he consumes a lot of it until he is full.