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الضغيل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root pertains to the sound produced by a cupper when drawing blood. It specifically describes the noise made by the cupping instrument's suction.

Derived headwords

الضَّغِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    cupper's soundclassical

    The sound made by the cupper's mouth when he sucks with the cupping instrument.

Parallel reading

الضَّغِيل، كَأَمِير: صَوْتُ فَمِ الحَجَّامِ إِذَا امْتَصَّ مِحْجَمَهُ.
The sound of the cupper's mouth when he sucks with his cupping instrument, like the sound of 'ameer'.