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الدهقوع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root pertains to intense hunger and its debilitating effects. It describes a state of severe starvation that can incapacitate an individual.

Derived headwords

الدَّهْقُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    Severe hungerclassical

    An extreme state of hunger that causes the person experiencing it to collapse or be overcome.

Parallel reading

الجوع الشديد الذي يصرع صاحبه.
The severe hunger that overcomes its owner.