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الذقذاق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something sharp, quick-tongued, and hasty. It relates to the tongue, speed, and a certain impetuousness.

Derived headwords

الذَّقْذَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    sharp-tonguedclassical

    A person who is sharp-tongued, quick-witted, and speaks with haste.

  2. 2.
    hastyclassical

    Characterized by hastiness or impetuousness.

ذَقْذَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be sharp-tonguedclassical

    To speak quickly and sharply, often with a degree of impetuousness.

  2. 2.
    to be hastyclassical

    To act or speak with undue haste.

Parallel reading

الذَّقْذَاق: الحديد اللسان، الذي فيه عَجَلَة.
The sharp-tongued one: the one with an iron tongue, in whom there is haste.