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غذج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of drinking or swallowing something, specifically water. The primary derived form discussed is a verb meaning to gulp or swallow.

Derived headwords

غَذَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to gulpclassical

    To swallow something quickly and in large amounts, like drinking water.

غَذْجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    gulpingclassical

    The act of gulping or swallowing quickly.

Parallel reading

غذج الماء يغذجه غذجا: جرعه
The water was gulped, he gulped it with a gulp: he swallowed it.
ولا أدري ما صحتها
And I do not know its authenticity.
ذكره ابن منظور
Ibn Manzur mentioned it.