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ضعرس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe intense greed and gluttony. It focuses on the excessive desire for food and the act of consuming it voraciously.

Derived headwords

الضِّعْرِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Gluttonous personclassical

    A person who is extremely greedy, especially for food, and consumes it voraciously.

ضِعْرِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Greedinessclassical

    The quality of being intensely greedy and desirous, particularly in the context of eating.

Parallel reading

الضعرس: النهم الحريص.
The gluttonous person: the greedy, the eager.