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ج ر ط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of choking or gagging, particularly on food. It also extends to describing a long neck.

Derived headwords

الجَرطnoun
  1. 1.
    chokingclassical

    The act of choking or gagging, especially on food.

  2. 2.
    gaggingclassical

    A sensation of choking or being unable to swallow.

جرطverb
  1. 1.
    to chokeclassical

    To choke or gag on something, particularly food.

الجرواطadjective
  1. 1.
    long-neckedclassical

    Describing someone or something with a long neck.

الجرواضadjective
  1. 1.
    long-neckedclassical

    An alternative form for describing someone or something with a long neck.

Parallel reading

هو الغصة
It is the choking.
هو الغصص
It is the chokings.
وقد جرط بالطعام، كفرح، إذا غص به
And he choked on the food, as in 'faraha', if he gagged on it.
لما رأيت الرجل العملطا يأكل لحما بائتا قد ثعطا أكثر منه الأكل حتى جرطا
When I saw the clumsy man eating stale meat that had become putrid, he ate so much of it that he choked.
والجرواط، بالكسر: الطويل العنق، كالجرواض، عن ابن عباد
And al-jarwāṭ, with kasra: the long-necked, like al-jarwāḍ, according to Ibn 'Abbād.