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ذءط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of filling something completely, particularly a container. It also extends to a severe form of strangulation, implying a complete blockage or filling of the airway.

Derived headwords

ذَأَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to fillboth

    To fill a container completely.

ذَأْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    fillingboth

    The state of being filled completely.

ذَأَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to strangle severelyclassical

    To strangle someone with extreme force, to the point of causing their tongue to protrude.

Parallel reading

ذأط الإناء يذأطه ذأطا: ملأه.
The vessel was filled, it fills it, a filling: it was filled.
والذأط: الامتلاء.
And al-dha't: the filling.
وذأطه يذأطه ذأطا مثل ذأته أي خنقه أشد الخنق حتى دلع لسانه؛
And he strangled him, he strangles him, a severe strangulation, meaning he choked him with the most severe choking until his tongue protruded;