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ذقط

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the actions of birds and insects, specifically mating and the presence of flies. It also extends to describe a malicious or spiteful disposition and the act of taking something in small increments.

Derived headwords

ذَقَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to mateclassical

    Used to describe the mating act of a bird.

  2. 2.
    to swarmclassical

    Used to describe the behavior of flies, implying they gather or swarm.

ذَقْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    matingclassical

    The act of mating, specifically as performed by a bird.

ذَقْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    angry personclassical

    A person who is angry or wrathful.

ذُبَابٌ صَغِيرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    small flyclassical

    A diminutive type of fly.

ذَقَطَةadjective
  1. 1.
    maliciousclassical

    Describing a person who is wicked, malicious, or spiteful.

أَمِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    maliciousclassical

    Describing a person who is wicked, malicious, or spiteful.

مَذْقُوطadjective
  1. 1.
    infested with fliesclassical

    Meat that has been affected by or is covered with flies.

Parallel reading

ذقط الطائر يذقط ذقطا
The bird mated, it mates, mating.
والذباب: ونم
And the flies: they swarm.
والذقطان، كسكران وكتف: الغضبان
And al-Dhaqtan, like sukran and katif: the angry one.
وكصرد: ذباب صغير
And like 'usrud: a small fly.
وتذقطه: أخذه قليلا قليلا
And tadhaqquṭuhu: taking it little by little.
ورجل ذقطة، كهمزة، وأمير: خبيث
And a man dhaqṭah, like humazah, and amir: malicious.
ولحم مذقوط: فيه ذقط الذباب
And meat madhquṭ: it has the swarming of flies in it.