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الضوط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to crookedness or malformation, specifically in the jaw. It also extends to meanings of foolishness, a relaxed or loose state, and the act of gathering.

Derived headwords

الضَّوْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Crookedness in the jawclassical

    Refers to a deviation or irregularity in the structure of the jawbone.

أَضْوُطadjective
  1. 1.
    Foolishclassical

    Describes someone who is lacking in sense or intelligence; an idiot.

  2. 2.
    Small jaw/chinclassical

    Refers to a person with a noticeably small jaw or chin.

الضَّوِيطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Loose doughclassical

    Refers to dough that is excessively relaxed and not firm.

  2. 2.
    Silt/mud at the bottomclassical

    The sediment or mud found at the bottom of a basin or container.

  3. 3.
    Melted gheeclassical

    Clarified butter (ghee) that has been melted with a flavoring agent (ihalah) and stored in a small skin bag.

تَضْوِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Gatheringclassical

    The act of collecting or bringing things together.

Parallel reading

العوج في الفك
Crookedness in the jaw.
الأحمق
The foolish one.
الصغير الفك والذقن
The one with a small jaw and chin.
العجين المسترخي
The loose dough.
الحمأة في أصل الحوض
The silt at the bottom of the basin.
السمن يذاب بالإهالة، ويجعل في نحي صغير
Ghee is melted with flavoring, and put into a small skin bag.
التضويط: الجمع
Tadwit: gathering.