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فتغه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of crushing, breaking, or smashing something under pressure, often with a forceful impact. It can refer to physical crushing or the internal fracturing of something like a tooth.

Derived headwords

فَتَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to crushboth

    To crush or tread upon something until it is broken or shattered.

تَفَتَّغَverb
  1. 1.
    to crackclassical

    To crack or break apart, especially used in reference to something like a tooth.

تَفَتُّغٌnoun
  1. 1.
    crushingclassical

    The act of crushing or breaking something.

Parallel reading

فَتَغَهُ، بالمثناة، كمنعه: وطئه حتى ينشدخ.
He crushed it, with the letter 'tha' (ث), like 'man'a' (منعه): he trod upon it until it shattered.
وتفتغ تحت الضرس: تشدخ.
And it cracked under the molar: it fractured.