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الجضم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of eating, particularly in a voracious or excessive manner. It also extends to descriptions of physical bulkiness, especially around the midsection.

Derived headwords

الجَضْمnoun
  1. 1.
    voracious eaterboth

    A person who eats a lot, often excessively.

جَضْندَبadjective
  1. 1.
    broad-waistedclassical

    Describing someone who is large in the flanks and the middle.

تَجَضَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to take with the mouthclassical

    The act of grasping or taking something with one's mouth.

Parallel reading

الجضم، بضمتين: الكثيرو الأكل.
Al-jaḍm (with two dammah vowels): the one who eats a lot.
وكجندب: الضخم الجنبين والوسط.
And like jandab: large in the flanks and the middle.
والتجضم: الأخذ بالفم.
And al-tajaddum: taking with the mouth.