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ضغم

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of biting, specifically a strong, forceful bite that fills the mouth. It extends to describe the intensity of the bite and is used metaphorically for hardship. The root also names the lion due to its biting prowess.

Derived headwords

ضَغَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to bite forcefullyboth

    To bite with a strong, forceful bite, filling the mouth with what is seized. It implies a bite that is more than just a nip.

ضَغْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a forceful biteboth

    The act of biting forcefully, filling the mouth with what is seized. It is a strong bite, not merely a nip.

ضَغَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to bite him/itboth

    To bite someone or something forcefully.

ضَغْمَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    a biteboth

    A single instance of a forceful bite.

ضَغْمَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    a mouthfulclassical

    The amount that fills the mouth when biting.

ضَغَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to bite (general)classical

    To bite, regardless of the intensity.

ضَغْمَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    a strong biteboth

    A severe or intense bite.

ضَيغَمnoun
  1. 1.
    lionboth

    A lion, named for its powerful biting.

ضَيغَمnoun
  1. 1.
    one who bitesboth

    An active participle or noun referring to something or someone that bites.

ضَيغَمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    lion-likeboth

    Pertaining to a lion, or having the characteristics of a lion.

ضِغَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    what is bitten and spat outclassical

    Something that has been bitten and then expelled from the mouth.

ضَيغَمname
  1. 1.
    name of a poetclassical

    A proper name, specifically of a poet from the Banu Asad tribe.

Parallel reading

الضغم: العض غير النهش.
The ḍaghm: biting, not gnawing.
ضغم به يضغم ضغما وضغمه: عض عضا دون النهش
He bit it, he bites, with a bite and he bit it: he bit a bite without gnawing.
وقيل: هو أن يملأ فمه مما أهوى إليه
And it was said: it is to fill one's mouth with what one has seized.
وقد جعلت نفسي تطيب لضغمة، ... لضغمهماها يقرع العظم نابها
And I have made my soul content for a bite, ... for their biting it, its canine tooth strikes the bone.
قيل: هو العض ما كان.
It was said: it is biting, whatever it may be.
فعدا عليه الأسد فأخذ برأسه فضغمه ضغمة
So the lion attacked him and took him by the head and bit him with a bite.
الضغم: العض الشديد
The ḍaghm: the severe bite.
ومننه سمي الأسد ضيغما، بزيادة الياء
And from this the lion was named ḍaygham, with the addition of the yaa'.
أعاذكم الله من جرح الدهر وضغم الفقر أي عضه.
May God protect you from the wound of time and the bite of poverty, meaning its biting.
والضغامة: ما ضغمته ثم لفظته من فيك.
And the ḍag̣aamah: what you have bitten and then spat out from your mouth.
والضيغم: الذي يعض، والياء زائدة.
And the ḍaygham: the one who bites, and the yaa' is extra.
والضيغم والضيغمي: الأسد مشتق من ذلك
And the ḍaygham and the ḍayghami: the lion, derived from that.
وقيل: هو الواسع الشدق منها
And it was said: it is the one with a wide jaw among them.
من ضيغم من ضراء الأسد مخدره، ... ببطن عثر غيل دونه غيل
From a ḍaygham from the fierce lions in its lair, ... in the belly of 'Athr, a valley surrounded by valleys.
وهو ضيغم الأسدي.
And he is Ḍaygham al-Asadi.