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ضزز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a condition of being tightly closed or clenched, particularly related to the jaw or mouth. It can also refer to a horse's action of biting or clamping down on the bit.

Derived headwords

أَضَزّadjective
  1. 1.
    jaw-clenchedclassical

    Describing a person whose upper jaw is tightly pressed against the lower jaw, making it difficult to speak clearly.

الضَزَزnoun
  1. 1.
    jaw-clenched conditionclassical

    The state or condition of having the upper jaw pressed tightly against the lower jaw.

أَضَرَّverb
  1. 1.
    to clamp downclassical

    To bite down or clamp onto something, specifically used for a horse biting the bit.

أَضَزَّverb
  1. 1.
    to clench the jawclassical

    To press the upper jaw tightly against the lower jaw.

Parallel reading

رجل أضز بين الضزز، وهو لصوق الحنك الأعلى بالأسفل.
A jaw-clenched man, characterized by the upper jaw adhering to the lower.
فإذا تكلم تكاد أضراسه العليا تمس السفلى.
And when he speaks, his upper molars almost touch the lower ones.
دعني فقد يقرع للاضز صكى حجاجى رأسه وبهزى
Leave me, for the jaw-clenched one may strike my forehead with his head.
وأضز الفرس على فأس اللجام، أي أزم عليه، مثل أضر.
And the horse clamped down on the bit, meaning it bit onto it, like 'aḍarra'.