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ض غ ر س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a person characterized by extreme greed and gluttony. It focuses on the intensity of their desire for food and possessions.

Derived headwords

الضَّغْرَسnoun
  1. 1.
    greedy personclassical

    A man who is extremely eager and greedy, particularly for food.

ضَغْرَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be greedyclassical

    To exhibit extreme greed and eagerness, especially in consuming food.

Parallel reading

الضغرس، كجرول، أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن دريد: هو الرجل النهم الحريص
Ad-daghras, like jajwal, was neglected by Al-Jawhari. Ibn Duraid said: It is the greedy, eager man.
كذا التكملة والعباب
Thus it is in At-Takmilah and Al-Abab.
وأورده الأزهري في الضاد والعين المهملة، فحقه أن يذكر قبل مادة الضغابيس.
Al-Azhari mentioned it under the letters Dad and Ain (which are unpointed), so it should have been mentioned before the entry for Ad-Daghabees.
على الصواب فتأمل.
This is the correct way, so ponder it.