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ضهس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root ضهس (ḍh-h-s) primarily relates to the act of biting or gnawing with the front teeth. It describes a specific type of biting action.

Derived headwords

ضَهَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to biteboth

    To bite something with the front teeth.

ضَهْسnoun
  1. 1.
    bitingclassical

    The act of biting with the front teeth.

Parallel reading

ضهس الشئ ضهسا: عضه بمقدم فيه.
He bit the thing with a biting: he bit it with the front of his mouth.