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فضغ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of crushing or breaking something, often with a sense of force or violence. It can also extend metaphorically to describe someone who speaks in a pompous or affected manner, as if crushing the words.

Derived headwords

فَضَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to crushboth

    To break something into pieces, to crush it with force.

فَضْغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    crushingboth

    The act of crushing or breaking something.

مُفَضَغٌadjective
  1. 1.
    pompous speakerclassical

    A person who speaks in a pompous, affected, or bombastic manner, as if crushing the words.

  2. 2.
    affected speakerclassical

    Someone who speaks with an unnatural or affected tone, often trying to sound more eloquent than they are.

Parallel reading

فضغ العود يفضغه فضغا
He crushed the stick, crushing it with a crushing.
هشمه
He crushed it.
ورجل مفضغ
And a pompous man.
يتشدق ويلحن
He speaks pompously and affects a tone.
كأنه يفضغ الكلام
As if he were crushing the words.