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فتغ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the action of crushing or breaking something, particularly soft or yielding substances, leading to a splitting or bursting. It can also refer to the state of being crushed or split.

Derived headwords

فَتَغَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to crush itboth

    To crush or tread upon something until it breaks or splits open.

فَدَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to crush itclassical

    To crush or break something, similar in meaning to 'فتغ'.

تَفَتَّغَverb
  1. 1.
    it splits openboth

    To split open or burst, especially when something soft like a melon is crushed under a tooth.

Parallel reading

أي وطئه حتى ينشدخ
Meaning to tread upon it until it breaks.
مثل الفدغ
Like al-fadgh (crushing).
تفتغ الشيء تحت الضرس
The thing splits open under the tooth.
إذا تشدخ
If it splits.