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ضغل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the specific sound made by a cupper (hijama practitioner) when drawing blood or fluid from a cupping vessel (mahjam). It describes the suction sound produced during the procedure.

Derived headwords

الضغيلnoun
  1. 1.
    cupper's suction soundclassical

    The sound produced by the mouth of a cupper (hijama practitioner) when they suck from their cupping vessel (mahjam).

ضغلverb
  1. 1.
    to make a suction soundclassical

    To produce a sound, specifically the suction sound made by a cupper when using a cupping vessel.

يضعلverb
  1. 1.
    makes a suction soundclassical

    He makes a sound, specifically the suction sound made by a cupper when using a cupping vessel. (Present tense of ضغل)

ضغيلاnoun
  1. 1.
    a suction soundclassical

    The sound of suction, particularly the one made by a cupper during the hijama procedure.

Parallel reading

الضغيل: صوت فم الحجام إذا مص من محجمه
The dhughayl: the sound of the cupper's mouth when he sucks from his cupping vessel.
يقال: ضغل يضعل ضغيلا صوت عند الحجامة
It is said: dhalaga, yadhlagu, dhalaghan, a sound during hijama.