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فضغ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root فضغ (f-ḍ-gh) primarily relates to the concept of crushing or breaking something. It extends to describe someone who speaks with affectation or distortion, as if crushing their words.

Derived headwords

فَضَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to crushclassical

    To break or crush something, particularly a solid object.

  2. 2.
    to smashclassical

    To smash or break into pieces.

فَضْغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    crushingclassical

    The act of crushing or smashing.

المُفَضِّغُnoun
  1. 1.
    affectedly speaking personclassical

    A person who speaks with affectation, distortion, or a pretentious manner, as if crushing their words.

  2. 2.
    one who distorts speechclassical

    Someone who deliberately distorts their speech or pronounces words unnaturally.

Parallel reading

فضغ العود، بالضاد المعجمة، كمنع، فضغا، أي هشمه.
He crushed the wood, with the letter ḍād, like the verb 'manaʿa', a crushing, meaning to smash it.
والمفضغ، كمنبر: من يتشدق ويلحن، كأنه يفضغ الكلام فضغا.
And al-mufaḍḍigh, like 'minbar': one who speaks affectedly and distorts (his speech), as if he crushes words with a crushing.