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لضغ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of biting or chewing, particularly in the context of eating something tough or with difficulty. It can also extend to the idea of consuming or devouring.

Derived headwords

لَضَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to biteboth

    To grip or cut with the teeth.

  2. 2.
    to chewboth

    To masticate food.

لُضِغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be bittenboth

    Passive form of 'to bite'.

لَضْغnoun
  1. 1.
    bitingboth

    The act of biting.

  2. 2.
    chewingboth

    The act of chewing.

لُضْغnoun
  1. 1.
    biteboth

    A mark or wound made by biting.

لَضِيغadjective
  1. 1.
    bitingboth

    One who bites.

لَضَاغَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat from old ageclassical

    To eat due to extreme old age, implying difficulty or a specific manner of eating.

Parallel reading

لَضَغَتِ الأَسْنَانُ
The teeth bit.
كَفَرِحَ لَضَغًا
He ate from old age.
أَكَلَتْ مِنَ الكِبَرِ
She ate from old age.