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ضَغْط

pressure

Noun · masculineRoot ض-غ-ط

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Also written ضغط: ضَغَطَ (to press)

Highlights

Plural
ضُغُوط

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form I
to press

ضَغْط in English

Noun · masculine

  1. pressure, tension
  2. emphasis, stress
  3. oppression, suppression
  4. pressure (the amount of force acting upon a given area)
    ضَغْط جَوِّيّatmospheric pressure
  5. compression, data compression

Word origin

First attested in 620.

Words from the root ض-غ-ط

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ضَغَطَ · present يَضْغَطُ

to press, to apply pressure to; to compress, to compact, to squeeze; to make concise, to condense or abridge (e.g. one's speech)

Verbal noun
pressure
ضَاغِط
Active participle
مَضْغُوط
Passive participle · Adjective
pressed

ضَغْط: plural and other forms

Singularضَغْط
Pluralضُغُوط

ضَغْط in a sentence

Dictionary examples

pressure

ضَغْط جَوِّيّatmospheric pressure

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