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الضرغم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the lion and attributes associated with its ferocity and strength. It extends to describe courageous and powerful individuals who exhibit lion-like qualities.

Derived headwords

الضَّرْغَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionboth

    The lion, a powerful and ferocious wild animal.

ضَرغَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To act like a lionclassical

    To behave like a lion, exhibiting its ferocity and strength.

تَضَرغَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To emulate the lionclassical

    To act like a lion or resemble it in behavior and characteristics.

الضَّرْغَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Brave personclassical

    A courageous individual, likened to a lion.

الضَّرْغَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong maleclassical

    A powerful and virile male, often referring to a stud animal.

الضَّرْغَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Tough manclassical

    A man of great strength and resilience.

Parallel reading

الضرغم، كجعفر وجريال وجريالة: الأسد.
Al-Dhargham, like Ja'far, Jiryal, and Jiryalah: the lion.
وضرغمت الأبطال
And I acted like the heroes (lions).
وتضرغمت: فعلت فعله، وتشبهت به.
And I emulated: I did its action, and resembled it.
وكجريالة: الشجاع،
And like Jiryalah: the brave one,
والفحل القوي،
And the strong male,
والرجل الشديد.
And the tough man.