عض
Root: عض
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
عض ‘aḍḍa (1st pers. perf. ‘aḍiḍtu) a (‘aḍḍ, عضيض ‘aḍīḍ) to grab with the teeth, bite (ب or على or هـ, ه s.o., s.th.); to bite into s.th. (هـ); to hold on, cling, cleave (ب to); to torment (ه s.o., e.g., hunger) │ عضه الزمان (zamānu) or عضه الدهر بنابه ‘aḍḍahū d-dahru bi-nābihī time, or fate, gave him a raw deal, heaped trials and tribulations upon him, he suffered reverses II to bite fiercely or frequently (هـ, ه s.o., s.th.)
Entry 2
عض ‘iḍḍ small prickly shrubs, brambles
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