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ذيط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by a swaying or shaking of the shoulders, often associated with a fleshy physique. It conveys a sense of deliberate or perhaps slightly ostentatious movement.

Derived headwords

ذَاَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to sway shoulders while walkingclassical

    To move the shoulders from side to side while walking, especially when one is fleshy.

يُذِيطُverb
  1. 1.
    sways shoulders while walkingclassical

    Present tense verb indicating the action of swaying the shoulders while walking.

ذَيْطَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swaying of shouldersclassical

    The act or manner of swaying the shoulders while walking, as described in the root.

Parallel reading

ذاط في مشيه يذيط ذيطانا إذا حرك منكبيه في مشيه مع كثرة لحم.
He swayed his shoulders in his walk, he sways his shoulders in his walk with a swaying, if he moves his shoulders in his walk with much flesh.