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ثغغ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the actions and sounds associated with a young child's mouth, specifically biting before teething and unclear speech. It also extends to describe speech that is disorganized or difficult to understand.

Derived headwords

الثَّغْثَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    infantile bitingclassical

    The act of a young child biting with their gums before their teeth have erupted and they are able to chew.

  2. 2.
    disorganized speechclassical

    Speech that lacks coherence or order, being jumbled and nonsensical.

مُثَغْثَغadjective
  1. 1.
    droolingclassical

    One who wets their mouth with saliva without being able to swallow it effectively, often associated with young children or those with difficulty speaking.

  2. 2.
    unclear speakerclassical

    A person whose speech is indistinct and difficult to understand, characterized by excessive movement of the teeth and mouth during utterance.

Parallel reading

عض الصبي قبل أن يشقأ ويثغر
The biting of a child before their gums have hardened and teeth have erupted.
والمثغثغ: الذي يبل بريقه ولا يؤثر
And the 'muthathghagh' is one who wets their mouth with saliva and does not swallow it effectively.
والثغثغة: الكلام الذي لا نظام له
And 'thathghaghah' is speech that has no order.
والمثغثغ: الذي إذا تكلم حرك أسنانه في فيه واضطرب اضطرابا شديدا فلم يبين كلامه
And the 'muthathghagh' is one who, when speaking, moves their teeth in their mouth and trembles intensely, so their speech is not clear.
وعض عض الأدرد المثغثغ
And the biting of the toothless one, the unclear speaker.