ضغمه

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of biting or seizing with the mouth, often with a connotation of not fully engulfing the object. It extends to describe the animal that performs this action, particularly the lion.

Derived headwords

ضَغَمَverb

1.
to biteboth
To bite something, or to bite without tearing or gnawing.
2.
to seize in mouthclassical
To seize something in the mouth without filling it entirely.

ضَغْمًاnoun

1.
bitingboth
The act of biting, as described in the verb.
2.
seizing in mouthclassical
The act of seizing something in the mouth without filling it.

ضَغِمَverb

1.
to biteboth
To bite something, or to bite without tearing or gnawing.
2.
to seize in mouthclassical
To seize something in the mouth without filling it entirely.

ضِغَمٌnoun

1.
bitingboth
The act of biting, as described in the verb.
2.
seizing in mouthclassical
The act of seizing something in the mouth without filling it.

كِثْمَامَةnoun

1.
what is bitten and spat outclassical
That which has been bitten and then expelled from the mouth.

ضَاغِمadjective

1.
one who bitesboth
One who bites, or who bites without tearing or gnawing.

ضَيْغَمnoun

1.
lionboth
A lion, known for its biting and seizing.
2.
one who bitesboth
One who bites, particularly a predator.

ضَيْغَمِيّadjective

1.
lion-likeclassical
Pertaining to or resembling a lion.

Parallel reading

ضَغَمَهُ، و به، كَمَنَعَ: عَضَّهُ، أو عَضًّا دُونَ النَّهْشِ

He bit him, or bit without tearing.

أو هو أن لا يَمْلَأَ فَمَهُ مِمَّا أَهْوَى إِلَيْهِ

Or it is to not fill his mouth with what he has seized.

وكَثُمَامَةٍ: مَا ضَغَمْتَهُ وَلَفَظْتَهُ

And as 'kithamah': what you have bitten and spat out.

والضَّيْغَمُ: الذي يَعَضُّ

And the 'daygham' is one who bites.

والضَّيْغَمُ: الأَسَدُ

And the 'daygham' is the lion.

كالضَّيْغَمِيِّ

Like the 'dayghami' (lion-like).