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دغثر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare and is primarily associated with the meaning of foolishness or being simple-minded. It is noted as an alternative pronunciation or spelling for a word with similar semantic content.

Derived headwords

الدغثرnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A term referring to a foolish or simple-minded person. It is mentioned as a variant pronunciation of a word that uses the letter 'ayn' instead of 'ghayn'.

أحمقadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishboth

    Describing someone who lacks intelligence or good sense; stupid.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو الأحمق
And Ibn Duraid said: it is the foolish one.
لغة في العين المهملة
A variant pronunciation (or word) for the one with the unpointed 'ayn'.