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Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of biting, tearing, and consuming, often with a sense of intensity or voracity. It also extends to meanings of being greedy, having a large appetite, or experiencing abdominal discomfort.

Derived headwords

الظاريnoun
  1. 1.
    biterboth

    One who bites or tears.

ظرىverb
  1. 1.
    to biteboth

    To bite or tear with the teeth.

  2. 2.
    to runclassical

    To run.

يظريverb
  1. 1.
    he bitesboth

    He bites or tears.

  2. 2.
    he runsclassical

    He runs.

بطنهverb
  1. 1.
    his stomach was looseclassical

    His stomach was loose, or he could not control his bowels.

كرضيverb
  1. 1.
    to be greedyclassical

    To be greedy or covetous.

الظرورىnoun
  1. 1.
    pouchclassical

    A pouch or bag, often for carrying food or provisions.

اظرورىverb
  1. 1.
    his stomach became distendedclassical

    His stomach became distended, or he became prone to overeating.

  2. 2.
    fat accumulated in his heartclassical

    Fat accumulated in his heart, implying a condition of gluttony or excessive richness of diet.

Parallel reading

الظاري: العاض.
Al-ẓārī: the biter.
وظرى يظري: جرى
And ẓarā, yaẓrī: to run.
و بطنه: لم يتمالك لينا.
And his stomach: he could not control his bowels.
وكرضي: كاس.
And karuḍa: to be greedy.
والظرورى: الكيس.
And al-ẓurūrā: the pouch.
واظرورى: انتفخ بطنه، أو صار ذا بطنة، أو غلب على قلبه الدسم.
And iẓrūrā: his stomach became distended, or he became prone to overeating, or fat dominated his heart.