← Back to Lisan al-Arab

مغمغ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to mixing, blending, or making something indistinct. It also extends to concepts of excessive richness, unclear speech, and a specific way of watering animals.

Derived headwords

المغمغةnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixing, blendingboth

    The act of mixing or blending things together, leading to a lack of distinctness.

  2. 2.
    Indistinctnessclassical

    A state of being unclear or not well-defined, often used in the context of speech or chewing.

  3. 3.
    Watering habitclassical

    A practice where camels repeatedly return to water whenever they wish.

ممغمغadjective
  1. 1.
    Mixed, blendedclassical

    Describing something that has been mixed or blended, making it indistinct.

تمغمغverb
  1. 1.
    To be mixedclassical

    To become mixed or blended, losing its distinctness.

  2. 2.
    To become richclassical

    Used for food, particularly thareed, when it becomes rich with gravy or fat.

مغمغverb
  1. 1.
    To chew indistinctlyclassical

    To chew food without properly breaking it down, resulting in a mushy or indistinct texture.

  2. 2.
    To speak indistinctlyclassical

    To utter words without clarity or proper articulation, making them difficult to understand.

  3. 3.
    To enrich foodclassical

    To add a generous amount of gravy or fat to food, making it rich.

  4. 4.
    To water repeatedlyclassical

    Describing the action of animals, particularly camels, returning to water frequently.

مغمغهnoun
  1. 1.
    Enriching foodclassical

    The act of adding a lot of gravy or fat to food.

Parallel reading

ما منك خلط الخلق الممغمغ
There is no mixing of the indistinct creation from you.
وتمغمغ المال إذا جرى فيه السمن
And the wealth becomes rich when fat flows in it.
ومغمغ اللحم: لم يحكم مضغه
And to chew meat indistinctly: not to chew it properly.
ومغمغ الكلام: لم يبينه
And to speak indistinctly: not to clarify it.
والمغمغة: أن ترد الإبل الماء كلما شاءت
And Al-Maghmaghah: is for camels to return to water whenever they wish.
ومغمغ طعامه: أكثر أدمه
And he enriched his food: he added a lot of its gravy.
إذا روى الثريد دسما قيل مغمغه وروغه وسغسغه وصغصغه
If the thareed is made rich with fat, it is said to be maghmagah, rawaghah, saghsaghah, and saghsaghah.