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ضاز

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of chewing, gnawing, and diminishing something. It extends to notions of injustice, unfairness, and deviation from what is right.

Derived headwords

ضَازَverb
  1. 1.
    to chewclassical

    To chew or masticate something in the mouth, specifically referring to a date.

  2. 2.
    to diminishclassical

    To diminish or reduce someone's right or due.

  3. 3.
    to be unjustclassical

    To act unjustly or unfairly.

ضَوْزnoun
  1. 1.
    chewingclassical

    The act of chewing or masticating, as in chewing a date.

ضَوَازَةnoun
  1. 1.
    splinterclassical

    A splinter or fragment, specifically from a miswak (tooth-cleaning stick).

ضَوَّزَverb
  1. 1.
    to chewclassical

    To chew or masticate something in the mouth.

ضَازَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to diminishclassical

    To diminish or reduce someone's right or due.

ضَوْزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    chewingclassical

    The act of chewing or masticating, as in chewing a date.

ضَوَّزَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to diminishclassical

    To diminish or reduce someone's right or due.

ضَازَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be unjustclassical

    To act unjustly or unfairly.

ضَيزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    injusticeclassical

    The act of being unjust or unfair; injustice.

ضَيزَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to diminishclassical

    To diminish or reduce someone's right or due.

ضَيزَىadjective
  1. 1.
    unjustclassical

    Unjust, unfair, or inequitable.

Parallel reading

ضاز التمرة ضوزا: لاكها في فمه.
He chewed the date, chewing it in his mouth.
والضوازة، بالضم: شظية من السواك، كالضوز.
And al-dawaza, with damma, is a splinter from the miswak, like al-dawz.
وضازه حقه يضوزه: نقصه، كيضيزه ضيزا.
And he diminished his right, diminishing it, like diminishing it with injustice.
وضاز: جار.
And he was unjust: he acted unjustly.
قسمة ضيزى
An unjust division