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عضز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be rare and possibly non-existent in classical Arabic dictionaries. It is associated with meanings of preventing or chewing, though its validity is questioned by some grammarians.

Derived headwords

عَضَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to preventclassical

    To hinder, obstruct, or stop someone from doing something.

  2. 2.
    to chewclassical

    To masticate or grind food with the teeth.

يَعْضِزُverb
  1. 1.
    he preventsclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to prevent'.

  2. 2.
    he chewsclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to chew'.

Parallel reading

عضز يعضز: منع، ومضغ، أو لم يعرفها البصريون، وهو بناء مستنكر.
ʿaḍaza yaʿḍizu: to prevent, and to chew, or the Basrans did not know it, and it is a rejected construction.