فدغ

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of crushing, breaking, or splitting something, often with a blunt force or by making a shallow cut. It also extends to meanings related to softening, mixing food, and specific physical conditions like a twisted foot.

Derived headwords

فَدَغَهُverb

1.
to crushboth
To crush, shatter, or split something, especially with a blunt object or by making a shallow cut.
2.
to split lightlyclassical
To split or break something lightly, as if making a shallow incision.
3.
to mashclassical
To mash or crush something, particularly hollow items like a grape.
4.
to breakclassical
To break something soft and moist.

فَدَغَاverb

1.
to crushclassical
Synonymous with فَدَغَهُ, meaning to crush, shatter, or split something.

ثَدَغَهُverb

1.
to crushclassical
To crush or shatter something, similar to the meaning of فَدَغَهُ.

يُفَدْغُverb

1.
to crushboth
Present tense of فَدَغَهُ, meaning to crush, shatter, or split.

فَدَغَ الطَّعَامَverb

1.
to moisten foodclassical
To moisten food, specifically by mixing it with ghee or melted butter.

أَفْدَغَverb

1.
to use thumb for eatingclassical
To use the thumb for eating, particularly when consuming tharid (a dish of bread soaked in broth).

مِفْدَغnoun

1.
crusherclassical
A tool or instrument used for crushing or mashing.

مُفَدَّغٌadjective

1.
crushedclassical
Describing something that has been crushed or shattered.

ورجل مفدغ — and a man who is crushed/broken

الفَدْغُnoun

1.
foot sprainclassical
A twisting or sprain in the foot.

الأَفْدَاغُname

1.
a place nameclassical
A name of a place, specifically a body of water with palm trees located in Jabal Qatan, east of Al-Hajir.

انْفَدَغَverb

1.
to softenclassical
To become soft or pliable after being dry or hard.

Parallel reading

شدخه، وشقه يسيرا، ورضه

To crush it, split it lightly, and mash it.

وكذلك ثدغه

And likewise, to crush it.

كل ما لم يفدغ، يريد: ما قتل بحده فكله، وما قتل بثقله فلا تأكله

Eat whatever has not been crushed/killed by blunt force; meaning, eat what was killed by its sharp edge, and do not eat what was killed by its blunt weight.

إن آتهم يفدغ رأسي، كما تفدغ العترة

Lest they crush my head, as a cluster of grapes is crushed.

أو هو شدخ الشيء المجوف كحبة عنب ونحوه

Or it is to crush a hollow thing like a grape or the like.

وقيل: هو كسر الشيء الرطب وشدخه

And it was said: it is to break and crush a moist thing.

وفدغ الطعام: سغسغه بالسمن

And to 'fadagha' food: to moisten it with ghee.

فقال: أصدغ بهاتين، السبابة والوسطى، وأفدغ بهذه، يعني الإبهام

So he said: I eat with these two, the index and middle finger, and I eat with this one, meaning the thumb.

والمفدغ كمنبر: المشدخ

And 'mifdagh' (like 'minbar'): the crusher.

يقال: رجل مفدغ، كما يقال: مدق

It is said: a 'mufdagh' man, just as it is said: 'mudaqq' (crushed).

والفدغ محركة: التواء في القدم

And 'al-fadgh' (vowelized): a twisting in the foot.

هو الفدع، بالعين المهملة، والإهمال أكثر

It is 'al-fada', with the unpointed 'ayn', and the unpointed form is more common.

والأفداغ: ماء، وعليه نخل بجبل قطن، شرقي الحاجر

And 'Al-Afdaagh': a body of water, with palm trees upon it in Jabal Qatan, east of Al-Hajir.

وانفدغ الشيء: لان عن يبس

And 'infadagha' the thing: it became soft from dryness.