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ضغم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of biting, gnawing, or chewing forcefully. It extends to describe the animal that performs this action, particularly a lion, and the result of such biting.

Derived headwords

ضَغَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to biteboth

    To bite or gnaw forcefully.

ضَغْمnoun
  1. 1.
    bitingclassical

    The act of biting or gnawing forcefully.

ضِغْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a biteclassical

    A single instance or the result of biting.

ضِغَامnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion, known for its biting.

ضُغَامnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion, known for its biting.

ضَغِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    bitingclassical

    One who bites or gnaws forcefully.

ضَيْغَمnoun
  1. 1.
    the lionboth

    the lion

ضَيْغَمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    the lionboth

    the lion

ضَغَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    something bitten and spat outclassical

    That which has been bitten and then expelled or spat out.

Parallel reading

الضغم: العض.
Al-ḍaghmu: the biting.
وقد ضغمه.
And he bit him.
الضغامة: ما ضغمته ولفظته.
Al-ḍaghāmah: what you have bitten and spat out.
الضيغم الذي يعض، والياء زائدة.
Al-ḍayghamu is one who bites, and the 'ya' is an addition.
والضيغم: الاسد.
And al-ḍayghamu is the lion.