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ضجحر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of filling something to its utmost capacity, particularly containers like waterskins or vessels. It implies a state of being completely full, often to the point of being distended or overflowing.

Derived headwords

ضَجْحَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fillingclassical

    The act of filling a waterskin or vessel completely.

اضْجَحَرَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be filledclassical

    To become completely full, especially referring to a waterskin or container.

اضْجِحْرَارnoun
  1. 1.
    being filledclassical

    The state or process of being completely filled, used for a waterskin.

مُضْجَحِرّadjective
  1. 1.
    completely fullclassical

    Describing a container, such as a waterskin, that is filled to its maximum capacity.

ضَجْحَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to fillclassical

    To fill a waterskin or vessel completely.

Parallel reading

ضَجْحَرْت القربة ضَجْحَرَةً إذا ملأتها
I filled the waterskin completely, a filling, if you filled it.
وقد اضْجَحَرَّ السقاء اضْجِحْرَارًا إذا امتلأ
And the waterskin became completely full, a complete filling, if it became full.
تترك الوطب شَاصِيًا مُضْجَحِرًّا
It leaves the milk-container standing upright, completely full.
وضَجْحَرَ الإناء: ملأه
And he filled the vessel: he filled it.