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عضز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be rare and possibly obscure, with meanings related to prevention or prohibition. It is noted as an unusual and heavy formation in Arabic.

Derived headwords

عَضَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to preventclassical

    To hinder, obstruct, or stop someone from doing something.

  2. 2.
    to chewclassical

    To masticate or grind food with the teeth. This meaning is noted as being in some dialects or not recognized by Basran grammarians.

يَعْضِزُverb
  1. 1.
    he preventsclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to prevent'.

  2. 2.
    he chewsclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to chew'.

عَضْزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    preventionclassical

    The act of preventing or hindering.

  2. 2.
    chewingclassical

    The act of masticating.

Parallel reading

عضز يعضز عضزا، من حد ضرب، أهمله الجوهري.
ʿaḍaza yaʿḍizu ʿaḍzan, from the root ḍaraba, al-Jawharī neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: أي منع، هكذا نقله عنه الصاغاني.
And Ibn Durayd said: meaning 'to prevent', thus it was transmitted from him by al-Ṣāghānī.
في اللسان: عضز يعضز: مضغ، في بعض اللغات، أو لم يعرفها البصريون، قاله ابن دريد، وهو بناء مستنكر ثقيل.
In al-Lisān: ʿaḍaza yaʿḍizu: 'to chew', in some languages, or the Basrans did not know it, said Ibn Durayd, and it is an unusual and heavy formation.