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لغذم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to intense or excessive actions, particularly in speaking or eating. It describes a state of being forceful or voracious.

Derived headwords

تَلَغْذَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to speak intenselyclassical

    When applied to a man, it means his speech became intense, forceful, or perhaps excessive.

المُتَلَغْذِمadjective
  1. 1.
    voracious eaterclassical

    Describing someone who eats intensely or voraciously, consuming food with great force or appetite.

Parallel reading

تلغذم الرجل: اشتد كلامه.
The man spoke intensely: his speech became severe.
المتلغذم الشديد الأكل.
The voracious one is the intense eater.