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دغص

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of fullness, particularly in animals, to the point of hindering natural processes like rumination. It also extends to a specific anatomical term for a bone near the knee.

Derived headwords

دَغَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to be fullboth

    To be so full of food, especially herbage, that one is prevented from ruminating.

تَدَغِصُverb
  1. 1.
    to be full (present tense)both

    The present tense form of the verb, indicating the state of being full and unable to ruminate.

دَغْصًاnoun
  1. 1.
    fullnessboth

    The state of being full, specifically of the belly with herbage, to the extent that rumination is prevented.

تَدْغِصُverb
  1. 1.
    to be full (present tense, alternative form)both

    An alternative present tense conjugation of the verb, describing the state of fullness.

الداغِصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    knee boneclassical

    A round bone located at the top of the knee joint that moves.

Parallel reading

دغصت الابل بالكسر تدغص دغصا، إذا امتلأت بطونها من الكلأ حتى منعها ذلك أن تجتر.
Camels become full (دغصت) with a kasra, they become full (تدغص) with fullness (دغصا), when their bellies are filled with herbage to the extent that it prevents them from ruminating.
وهي تدغص بالصليان من بين الكلأ.
And they (camels) are full (تدغص) with the thorny plant (الصليان) among the herbage.
والداغصة: العظم المدور الذي يتحرك على رأس الركبة.
And the الداغصة is the round bone that moves at the top of the knee.