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ضغده

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of choking or constricting the throat. It describes a forceful action of pressing or squeezing the neck, leading to suffocation.

Derived headwords

ضَغِدَverb
  1. 1.
    to chokeboth

    To cause someone to suffocate by constricting their throat.

  2. 2.
    to squeeze the throatboth

    To apply pressure to the throat, often with the intention of choking.

ضَغْدnoun
  1. 1.
    chokingclassical

    The act of choking or constricting the throat.

  2. 2.
    strangulationclassical

    The act of squeezing the throat to the point of suffocation.

Parallel reading

ضَغِدَهُ، بالمعجمة، كَمَنَعَهُ: خَنَقَهُ، أو عَصَرَ حَلْقَهُ.
He choked him, with the letter 'jim', like 'man'a': he strangled him, or squeezed his throat.