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ذءج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of drinking, particularly forceful or excessive consumption. It also extends to meanings related to piercing, killing, and inflating, with one adjective describing a deep red color.

Derived headwords

ذَأَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to gulp downboth

    To drink something, especially water, with forceful, rapid gulps.

  2. 2.
    to drink excessivelyboth

    To consume a large quantity of a drink, such as water, milk, or other beverages.

  3. 3.
    to pierceclassical

    To make a hole or tear in something, such as a waterskin.

  4. 4.
    to killclassical

    To cause the death of someone or something.

ذَأْجnoun
  1. 1.
    gulpingboth

    The act of drinking something with forceful, rapid gulps.

  2. 2.
    drinkingboth

    The act of consuming a drink.

  3. 3.
    piercingclassical

    The act of making a hole or tear in something.

  4. 4.
    killingclassical

    The act of causing death.

  5. 5.
    blowingclassical

    The act of inflating something by blowing air into it.

ذَؤُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    deep redclassical

    Describing a color that is a deep, intense red, often associated with blood.

انْذَأَجَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to become piercedclassical

    A waterskin or similar object becoming pierced or torn.

Parallel reading

ذأج الماء يذأجه ذأجا، إذا جرعه جرعا شديدا
He gulped down the water, drinking it with intense gulps.
والذأج: الشرب
And 'dha'j' means drinking.
ذئج وضئم وصئب وقئب، إذا أكثر من شرب الماء
He drank excessively, consuming a lot of water.
ذأجه: شربه قليلا
He drank it sparingly.
ذأج: ذبح
He slaughtered.
ذأج السقاء ذأجا
He pierced the waterskin.
وأحمر ذؤوج قانيء
And a deep, blood-red color.
وانذأجت القربة: تخرقت
And the waterskin became torn.
ذأج السقاء نفخه
He inflated the waterskin.
ذأج النار ذأجا وذأجا: نفخها
He blew on the fire.
وذأجه ذأجا وذأجا: قتله
And he killed him.