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ذفطس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the act of wasting or losing one's wealth. It is closely related to another root with a similar meaning, suggesting a shared semantic field of financial ruin or mismanagement.

Derived headwords

ذَفْطَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to waste wealthclassical

    To squander or lose one's possessions and money.

دَفْطَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to waste wealthclassical

    To squander or lose one's possessions and money, similar to the verb ذفطس.

Parallel reading

ذفطس الرجل: ضيع ماله
The man wasted his wealth.
كدفطس
like دفطس (wasted his wealth).