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مضغ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of chewing or masticating food. It extends to the idea of chewing something thoroughly or the substance being chewed.

Derived headwords

مَضَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to chewboth

    To masticate food or other substances in the mouth.

يَمْضَغُverb
  1. 1.
    to chewboth

    The present tense form of chewing, indicating an ongoing action.

يُمْضَغُverb
  1. 1.
    to chewboth

    Another present tense form of chewing, often used interchangeably with يَمْضَغُ.

مَضْغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    chewingboth

    The act or process of masticating.

أَمْضَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make chewclassical

    To cause something to be chewed or to chew something for someone.

مَضَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to chew itboth

    To masticate a specific thing.

Parallel reading

مضغ يمضغ ويمضغ مضغا: لاك
Madaġa, yamdaġu and yumdaġu, maġdan: to chew.
وأمضغه الشيء ومضغه: ألاكه إياه
And the thing made him chew it and he chewed it: meaning, it caused him to chew it.
أمضغ من شاحن عودا مرا
He made chew, from a charger, a bitter stick.