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ذءح

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the action of inflating or blowing air into something, specifically a waterskin. It is a very limited root with few attested derivatives.

Derived headwords

ذَأَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to inflateclassical

    To blow air into something, such as a waterskin, to inflate it.

ذَأْحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    inflationclassical

    The act or process of inflating something, specifically a waterskin.

Parallel reading

ذأح السقاء ذأحا
He inflated the waterskin by blowing into it.