الكظة

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of fullness, particularly in the stomach due to overeating, leading to a feeling of being overwhelmed or unable to move. It extends to the idea of being burdened by tasks or difficulties, and metaphorically to the swelling or blockage of a watercourse.

Derived headwords

الكِظَّةnoun

1.
Fullness of stomachboth
A state of being full, especially in the stomach, due to an excess of food.
2.
Overwhelmed feelingclassical
A sensation that comes from an excess of food, causing discomfort or a feeling of being overwhelmed.

كِظَظَverb

1.
To fill upboth
To fill the stomach with food to the point of being unable to bear it or breathe easily.

اِكْتَظَّverb

1.
To be fullboth
To be filled to capacity, often used for a stomach filled with food.
2.
To be blockedboth
To be congested or blocked, as a watercourse filled with too much water.

كِظَظَverb

1.
To burdenclassical
To be difficult, burdensome, or overwhelming, referring to a task or situation.
2.
To exhaustclassical
To be extremely taxing, exhausting, or distressing.

كَظَّadjective

1.
Overburdenedclassical
A person who is overwhelmed by tasks or difficulties to the point of being unable to cope.

كَظِيظadjective

1.
Overwhelmedclassical
Describing someone who is overwhelmed by circumstances and rendered incapable.

مُكْتَظadjective

1.
Overwhelmedclassical
Describing someone who is overwhelmed by tasks or difficulties.

مُكْظَظadjective

1.
Overwhelmedclassical
Describing someone who is overwhelmed by tasks or difficulties.

كِظَاظnoun

1.
Difficultyclassical
A state of being difficult, burdensome, or distressing.
2.
Exhaustionclassical
Extreme fatigue or weariness caused by hardship.
3.
Prolonged associationclassical
A long period of staying with or being involved with something.
4.
Intense practiceclassical
Rigorous and sustained effort, especially in warfare.

مُكَاظَظَةnoun

1.
Intense practiceclassical
Rigorous and sustained effort, particularly in the context of warfare.

يَتَكِظَّظُverb

1.
To sit up repeatedlyclassical
To repeatedly sit up while eating each time one's stomach becomes full.

اِكْتِظَاظnoun

1.
Congestionboth
The state of being crowded or blocked, as a watercourse filled with excessive water.

كَظْكَظَةnoun

1.
Stretching of a waterskinclassical
The stretching of a waterskin when it is filled, appearing to become level as more water is poured in.

Parallel reading

الكِظَّةُ: البَطْنَةُ، وشيءٌ يعتري من امتلاء الطعامِ.

Al-kiththah: repletion, and a condition that befalls from the fullness of food.

كِظَظَ الطعامُ: ملأهُ حتى لا يُطِيقُ النَّفَسَ، فاكتظَّ.

The food filled (the stomach): it filled it until one could not bear to breathe, so one became full.

وكِظَظَهُ الأمرُ كِظَاظًا وكِظَاظَةً: بَهِظَهُ، وكَرَبَهُ، وجَهَدَهُ.

And the matter burdened him with difficulty and distress and exertion.

ورجلٌ كَظٌّ: تَبْهَظُهُ الأمورُ حتى يَعْجِزَ عنها، فهو كَظِيظٌ ومُكْتَظٌّ ومُكْظَظٌّ.

And a man is overburdened: matters overwhelm him until he is incapable of them, so he is overwhelmed and burdened.

وكِتابٌ: الشِّدَّةُ، والتَّعَبُ، وطولُ الملازمةِ، والممارسةُ الشديدةُ في الحربِ، كالمُكَاظَظَةِ.

And (as a noun): hardship, fatigue, prolonged association, and intense practice in war, like intense engagement.

وهو يَتَكِظَّظُ عند الأكلِ: ينتصبُ قاعدًا كلما امتلأ بطنُهُ.

And he sits up repeatedly while eating: he sits up each time his stomach becomes full.

واكتظَّ المسيلُ بالماءِ: ضاقَ به لِكَثْرَتِهِ.

And the watercourse was congested with water: it became narrow due to its abundance.

والكَظْكَظَةُ: امتدادُ السِّقاءِ، إذا ملأتهُ، تراهُ يستوي كلما صببتَ فيهِ الماءَ.

And al-kazkazah: the stretching of a waterskin, when you fill it, you see it become level each time you pour water into it.