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ذهوط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of swallowing or gulping something down, possibly with a sense of haste or greed. It describes the physical action of consuming food or drink.

Derived headwords

ذَهَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to swallowboth

    To take into the stomach by passing down the throat. This is the basic verbal form.

ذَهْطnoun
  1. 1.
    swallowingboth

    The act or process of swallowing.

ذَهْيُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    gulletclassical

    The passage by which food passes from the mouth to the stomach; the esophagus.

  2. 2.
    throatclassical

    The part of the neck behind the mouth, containing the passage for food and air.

ذَهْيُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    swallowingclassical

    The act of swallowing, often implying haste or greed.

جَرْوَلnoun
  1. 1.
    gulletclassical

    The passage for food from the mouth to the stomach.

Parallel reading

ذهوط، كجرول: ع.
Dhahṭ, like jarwal: a verb.
وذَهْيُوط، كعذيوط وعصفور: ع.
And dhayūṭ, like 'udhayūṭ and 'uṣfūr: a verb.