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ذمطه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of slaughtering or violently consuming something. It also extends to descriptions of things that are easily swallowed or rapidly consumed.

Derived headwords

ذَمَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to slaughterclassical

    To kill an animal by cutting its throat.

ذَمْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    one who swallowsclassical

    A person or thing that swallows everything.

ذَمْطَةadjective
  1. 1.
    swallowing everythingclassical

    Describing someone who consumes all that is put before them.

طَعَامٌ ذَمْطadjective
  1. 1.
    rapidly descendingclassical

    Describing food that is easily swallowed or quickly consumed.

ذِمْيَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    a variant spellingclassical

    A different pronunciation or spelling of a word, specifically referring to the unpointed (without diacritics) form.

Parallel reading

ذمطه يذمطه: ذبحه.
Dhamata, yadmutuhu: to slaughter it.
وهو ذمطة، كهمزة: يبلع كل شيء.
And he is a dhamṭah, like hamzah: one who swallows everything.
وطعام ذمط، ككتف: سريع الانحدار.
And food dhamṭ, like kutuf: rapidly descending (easily swallowed).
وذمياط: لغة في المهملة.
And dhmiyāṭ: a variant pronunciation/spelling for the unpointed (word).