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ذءج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of drinking, specifically in a forceful or gradual manner. It also extends to meanings of tearing or piercing, and describes a deep, intense color.

Derived headwords

ذَأَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to gulp downboth

    To drink something forcefully and quickly, swallowing it in large amounts.

  2. 2.
    to sip slowlyboth

    To drink something in small quantities, little by little.

  3. 3.
    to slaughterclassical

    To kill an animal by cutting its throat.

  4. 4.
    to pierceclassical

    To make a hole or tear through something.

ذُؤُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    deep redclassical

    Describing a color that is intensely red, rich and profound.

انْذَأَجَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to become tornclassical

    To become ripped or pierced, indicating a state of being damaged by tearing.

Parallel reading

ذَأَجَ الماءَ
He gulped down the water.
ذَأَجَ الماءَ قليلا قليلا
He sipped the water little by little.
ذَأَجَ
He slaughtered.
ذَأَجَ
He pierced.
وأحمر ذؤوج
And a deep red.
وانذأجت القربة
And the waterskin became torn.