غمج

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of drinking or swallowing, particularly in a forceful or continuous manner. It also extends to describe a young camel struggling to nurse and water that is not fresh or sweet.

Derived headwords

غَمَجَverb

1.
to swallowboth
To drink something down, to gulp it.
2.
to drink deeplyclassical
To drink copiously or continuously.

فَرِحَverb

1.
to drink deeplyclassical
To drink copiously or continuously, similar to the verb غَمَجَ.

غمجnoun

1.
swallowboth
A single act of swallowing or gulping.
2.
gulpboth
The amount swallowed in one gulp.

غمجةnoun

1.
swallowboth
A single act of swallowing or gulping.
2.
gulpboth
The amount swallowed in one gulp.

تَغَامَجَverb

1.
to struggle to nurseclassical
Describes a young camel (faṣīl) that struggles or moves restlessly while trying to nurse between its mother's legs.

فصيل يتغامجnoun

1.
struggling young camelclassical
A young camel that is restless or struggling while attempting to nurse.

مغمجadjective

1.
not fresh waterclassical
Describes water that is not fresh or sweet, implying it might be brackish or stagnant.

Parallel reading

غمج الماء كضرب وفرح: جرعه.

The water was drunk deeply, like (the verb) ḍaraba and (the verb) fariḥa: it was gulped.

والغمجة، ويضم: الجرعة.

And al-ghamjah, and with dammah: the gulp.

وككتف: الفصيل يتغامج بين أرفاغ أمه

And like (the pattern) kutuf: the young camel struggles (to nurse) between its mother's legs.

و من المياه، ما لم يكن عذبا، كالمغمج، كمعظم.

And of waters, that which is not fresh, like al-maghmūj, like muʿẓam.