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فدغ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the act of crushing, smashing, or breaking something, particularly if it is hollow or soft. It implies a forceful impact that causes a crack or fracture, often without completely destroying the object.

Derived headwords

فَدَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to crush, smashboth

    To crush or smash something hollow or soft, causing a crack or fracture.

فَدْغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    crushing, smashingclassical

    The act of crushing or smashing something, as described by the verb فَدَغَ.

يَفْدَغُverb
  1. 1.
    to crush, smashboth

    Present tense of the verb فَدَغَ, indicating the act of crushing or smashing.

فَدَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to crush itboth

    To crush or smash a specific object, as indicated by the pronoun suffix.

تَفَدَّغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be crushedclassical

    To be crushed or smashed, implying a passive reception of the action.

مُفَدَّغٌadjective
  1. 1.
    crushed, smashedclassical

    Describing something that has been crushed or smashed.

مني مقاذيف مدق مفدغ — (from me are) blows of crushing, smashing.
الفَدْغnoun
  1. 1.
    crushing, slight crackboth

    A slight crushing or cracking of something hollow, like a grape.

  2. 2.
    breaking of soft/hollow thingsclassical

    The breaking of something soft and hollow, or a slight fracture.

ثَدَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to crush itclassical

    To crush or smash it, used synonymously with فَدَغَهُ.

Parallel reading

شدخ شيء أجوف مثل حبة عنب ونحوه.
Crushing something hollow like a grape or similar.
فضغمه الأسد ضغمة فدغه
And the lion crushed him with a crushing bite, smashing him.
الفدغ الشدخ والشق اليسير.
Al-fadgh is a slight crushing and cracking.
الفدغ كسر الشيء الرطب والأجوف، وشدخه فدغه يفدغه فدغا.
Al-fadgh is breaking something moist and hollow, and smashing it; he smashes it, smashing it, with a smashing.
إن لم يفدغ الحلقوم فكل
If it does not crush the throat, then eat.
أي لم يثرده لأن الذبح بالحجر يشدخ الجلد وربما لا يقطع الأوداج فيكون كالموقوذ
Meaning, it did not sever it, because slaughtering with a stone crushes the skin and might not cut the jugular veins, thus being like something strangled.
كل ما لم يفدغ
Eat whatever is not crushed.
يريد ما قتل بحده فكله وما قتل بثقله فلا تأكله
He means, eat what is killed by its sharp edge, and do not eat what is killed by its weight.
إذا تفدغ قريش الرأس
When Quraysh crush the head.
أي تشدخ
Meaning, they smash it.
فدغ رأسه وثدغه إذا رضه وشدخه.
He crushed his head and smashed it if he bruised and crushed it.
رجل مفدغ كما يقال مدق
A crushed man, just as it is said 'mudaqq' (crushed).