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ضغغ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of lushness, abundance, and fertility, particularly in vegetation. It also extends to the act of chewing or masticating, especially with difficulty, and can refer to unclear speech or thin dough.

Derived headwords

الضغيغةnoun
  1. 1.
    Lush meadowboth

    A verdant, flourishing meadow or garden, characterized by abundant growth.

  2. 2.
    Thin doughclassical

    Dough that has been made thin or watery.

ضغيغةnoun
  1. 1.
    Lushness and abundanceclassical

    A state of prosperity, abundance, and plentiful pasture.

ضغيغnoun
  1. 1.
    Fertility and abundanceclassical

    A state of fertility, abundance, and plentiful pasture.

الضغضغةnoun
  1. 1.
    Masticationclassical

    The act of chewing, especially with difficulty or without teeth.

  2. 2.
    Unclear speechclassical

    Speaking indistinctly or without clarity.

ضغضغverb
  1. 1.
    To chew with difficultyclassical

    To masticate food, especially without teeth or with difficulty.

  2. 2.
    To speak unclearlyclassical

    To utter words indistinctly or without proper articulation.

Parallel reading

الروضة الناضرة المتخلية.
The verdant, flourishing meadow.
الروضة الضغيغة والمرغدة والمغمغة والمخجلة والمرغة والحديقة
The lush, fertile, abundant, and well-watered meadow or garden.
يقال هم في ضغيغة من الضغاضغ إذا كانوا في خصب وسعة وكلإ كثير.
It is said they are in a state of lushness and abundance if they are in fertile land with ample space and much pasture.
وأقمنا عند فلان في ضغيغ أي خصب.
And we stayed with so-and-so in a state of fertility, meaning abundance.
ضغيغة من بقل ومن عشب إذا كانت الروضة ناضرة.
A lush meadow of legumes and grass if the meadow is verdant.
وأقمت عنده في ضغيغ دهره أي قدر تمامه.
And I stayed with him for the entirety of his time, meaning its completion.
لوك الدرداء.
Chewing with gums.
يقال: ضغضغت العجوز إذا لاكت شيئا بين الحنكين ولا سن لها.
It is said: the old woman chewed with difficulty if she masticated something between her jaws and had no teeth.
ضغضغ اللحم في فيه: لم يحكم مضغه.
He chewed the meat in his mouth: he did not masticate it properly.
ضغضغ الكلام: لم يبينه.
He spoke unclearly: he did not make it clear.
العجين الرقيق.
The thin dough.
إذا كان العجين رقيقا، فهو الضغيغة والرغيغة.
If the dough is thin, it is called al-ḍaghīgha and al-raghīgha.