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جرط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of choking, gagging, or having something stuck in the throat. It can also describe a state of being rough, coarse, or unrefined, often in reference to a person or their actions.

Derived headwords

جَرَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to chokeboth

    To be choked or gagged, often by food or a foreign object in the throat.

  2. 2.
    to swallow with difficultyclassical

    To swallow something with great effort, implying it is stuck or difficult to pass down.

جُرْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    choking sensationclassical

    A feeling of choking or gagging, or the act of choking.

عَمَلَطًاadjective
  1. 1.
    rough and coarseclassical

    Describing someone who is rough, unrefined, or uncouth in their demeanor or actions.

جَرِيطًاadjective
  1. 1.
    chokedclassical

    In a state of being choked or having something stuck in the throat.

Parallel reading

الجَرط الغصص
Al-jarṭ is choking/gagging.
لما رأيت الرجل العملطا، ... يأكل لحما بائتا قد ثعطا، أكثر منه الأكل حتى جرطا
When I saw the rough/coarse man... eating stale meat that had become putrid, he ate so much of it that he choked.