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ضوز

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the action of chewing or masticating something, particularly food like dates. It can also extend to the idea of handling or manipulating something with the mouth, and metaphorically, to the act of taking something as compensation.

Derived headwords

ضَازَverb
  1. 1.
    to chewboth

    To masticate food, especially dates, in one's mouth.

بات يضوز الصليان ضوزا — He spent the night chewing the desert truffle.
ضَوْزnoun
  1. 1.
    chewingboth

    The act of masticating, specifically referring to chewing dates.

بات يضوز الصليان ضوزا — He spent the night chewing the desert truffle.
ضَوْز العَجُوزother
  1. 1.
    old woman's chewingclassical

    A descriptive phrase likening the chewing action to that of an old woman, possibly implying a slow or thorough process.

ضوز العجوز العصب الدلوصا — The old woman's chewing of the soft, tender meat.
يَضُوزُverb
  1. 1.
    he chewsboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to chew', referring to the action of masticating.

بات يضوز الصليان ضوزا — He spent the night chewing the desert truffle.
يَضُوزُ التَمْرَverb
  1. 1.
    he chews the datesboth

    Specifically chewing dates, as mentioned in the context of compensation.

فظل يضوز التمر والتمر ناقع — He kept chewing the dates, and the dates were soaked.

Parallel reading

ضاز التمرة يضوزها ضوزا، إذا لاكها في فمه.
He chewed the date, masticating it in his mouth.
بات يضوز الصليان ضوزا
He spent the night chewing the desert truffle.
ضوز العجوز العصب الدلوصا
The old woman's chewing of the soft, tender meat.
فظل يضوز التمر والتمر ناقع
He kept chewing the dates, and the dates were soaked.
بورد كلون الأرجوان سبائبه
with a redness like the color of the purple dye.
يقول: أخذ التمر في الدية بدلا عن الدم الذي لونه كالارجوان.
He means: he took the dates as part of the blood money, in lieu of the blood whose color is like purple.