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ضرغط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, corpulent, and fleshy. It also extends to the meaning of swelling, particularly from anger, and can refer to specific geographical locations like mountains or watering places.

Derived headwords

المُضَرغَطadjective
  1. 1.
    Corpulent, fleshyclassical

    Describing someone who is large in body and very fleshy, lacking in strength or effectiveness.

اضرغطverb
  1. 1.
    To become largeclassical

    The thing became large or grew in size.

  2. 2.
    To swell with angerclassical

    To become swollen or puffed up due to anger.

اضرغطاطاًnoun
  1. 1.
    Swelling from angerclassical

    The act or state of swelling up from anger.

ضَرغَطname
  1. 1.
    Name of a mountainclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific mountain.

ذو ضرغدname
  1. 1.
    Name of a placeclassical

    Another name for a place, possibly a watering spot with palm trees, also referred to as Dhū Ḍarghad.

Parallel reading

المضرغط: العظيم الجسم الكثير اللحم الذي لا غناء عنده.
Al-Muḍarghaṭ: The one large in body, much in flesh, who has no effectiveness.
واضرغط الشيء: عظم؛ عن ثعلب؛
And the thing became large; according to Tha'lab;
بطونهم كأنها الحباب، ... إذا اضرغطت فوقها الرقاب
Their bellies are like the blisters, ... when the necks swell up over them
واضرغط واسماد اضرغطاطا إذا انتفخ من الغضب، والغين معجمة.
And he became swollen and puffed up, swelling from anger, and the ghayn is dotted.
وضرغط: اسم جبل، وقيل: هو موضع ماء ونخل، ويقال له أيضا ذو ضرغد؛
And Ḍarghaṭ: is the name of a mountain, and it is said: it is a place of water and palm trees, and it is also called Dhū Ḍarghad;
إذا نزلوا ضرغد فقتائدا، ... يغنيهم فيها نقيق الضفادع
When they descend upon Ḍarghad, then they lead their mounts, ... the croaking of frogs suffices them therein.