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مضغ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of chewing, masticating, and the resulting chewed substance. It extends to describe a piece of flesh, particularly the heart, and anatomical terms related to the jaw.

Derived headwords

مَضَغَverb
  1. 1.
    he chewed the foodboth

    he chewed the food

يَمْضَغُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he chews itboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to chew', referring to the action being performed.

مَضْغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    chewingboth

    The act or process of mastication.

المُضَاغُnoun
  1. 1.
    chewed substanceboth

    That which is chewed, often referring to food that has been masticated.

  2. 2.
    soft chewclassical

    A soft or tender substance that is easily chewed.

المُضَاغَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    chewed matterclassical

    The substance that has been chewed or masticated.

المُضْغَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    lump of fleshboth

    A small piece or lump of flesh.

  2. 2.
    heartboth

    Specifically refers to the heart, described as a lump of flesh within the body.

المَاغِضَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    jaw rootsclassical

    The base or roots of the jawbones, near where the molars grow.

  2. 2.
    jaw veinsclassical

    Two veins located in the jaw.

Parallel reading

مضغ الطعام يمضغه ويمضغه مضغا.
He chewed the food, he chews it, he chews it, a chewing.
ما عندنا مضاغ.
We have no chewed substance.
هذه كسرة لينة المضاغ.
This is a soft piece of chewable substance.
قلب الإنسان مضغة من جسده.
The human heart is a lump of flesh from his body.
الماضغان: أصول اللحيين عند منبت الاضراس.
The jaw roots: the bases of the jawbones near the growth of the molars.
ويقال: عرقان في اللحين.
And it is said: two veins in the jaw.