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ذ ط ط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a physical defect, specifically in the jaw or mouth, causing crookedness or malformation. It is a rare root with limited usage and discussion in classical Arabic lexicography.

Derived headwords

الأذطnoun
  1. 1.
    crooked jawclassical

    A person with a malformed or crooked jaw.

أذطother
  1. 1.
    crooked jawclassical

    This appears to be a variant or simplified form of 'الأذط', referring to a crooked jaw.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو المعوج الفك
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: It is the crooked jaw.
قال الأزهري: كأنه في الأصل أذوط، فقيل: أذط
Al-Azhari said: It is as if it was originally 'adhwat', and then it was said: 'adhṭ'.
وقد تقدم في أد ط عن ابن بري مثل ذلك
And it was previously mentioned under the root 'adṭ' from Ibn al-Bari, something similar.
وهناك ذكره صاحب اللسان
And there the author of Al-Lisan mentioned it.
والصواب أن يذكر هاهنا
And the correct thing is that it should be mentioned here.