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ضمغ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the excessive production of saliva, often associated with crying or intense emotion. It describes a state of the mouth and face being wet with drool.

Derived headwords

أضمغverb
  1. 1.
    to drool excessivelyboth

    To have an abundance of saliva flowing from the mouth, often to the point of dripping.

أضمغ شدقه — his cheek drooled
ضمغnoun
  1. 1.
    salivaclassical

    The fluid secreted by glands in the mouth, especially when in excess.

Parallel reading

أضمغ شدقه: كثر لعابه
His cheek drooled: his saliva was abundant.
وأضمغ شدقه يبكي عليها، ... يسيل على عوارضه البصاقا
And his cheek drooled as he cried over her, ... the spittle flowing down his cheeks.