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عضز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of chewing or masticating food. It is a less common root with limited derived forms discussed in classical lexicography.

Derived headwords

عَضَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to chewclassical

    To masticate food, to grind with the teeth.

يَعْضِزُverb
  1. 1.
    chewsclassical

    Present tense of the verb 'to chew'.

عَضْزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    chewingclassical

    The act of chewing or masticating.

Parallel reading

عضز يعضز عضزا: مضغ في بعض اللغات.
ʿaḍaza, yaʿḍizu, ʿaḍzan: to chew in some languages.