ضاقَ/ ضاقَ بـ/ ضاقَ على/ ضاقَ عن يَضِيق، ضِقْ، ضَيْقًا وضِيقًا، فهو ضائق وضَيّق، والمفعول مَضيق به
Root: ض ي قSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
ضاق ثوبُه/ ضاق عنه ثوبُه
انضمّ بعضُه إلى بعض فلم يتَّسع لما فيه وقصر عنه، تقلَّص، عكس اتّسع
🇬🇧 Translation:
Its parts came together so it could not accommodate what was in it and fell short, contracted, opposite of expanded.
ضاق صدرُه
تألّم وضجر، شقّ عليه الأمرُ ولم يطق احتمالَه
🇬🇧 Translation:
Suffered and was annoyed, the matter was hard on him and he could not bear it (To feel distressed/annoyed).
ضاق بالأمر
تألَّم وتضجَّر منه، لم يقدر عليه، عجز عنه
🇬🇧 Translation:
Suffered and was annoyed by it, could not do it, was incapable of it (To be distressed by/unable to).
تألَّم وضجر منه، لم يقدر عليه.
🇬🇧 Translation:
Suffered and was annoyed by it, could not do it (To be distressed by/incapable of).
ضاقت به الأرضُ/ ضاقت عليه الأرضُ
أحسّ بضيق أو عجز وخوف، استنفد كُلَّ وسائله
🇬🇧 Translation:
Felt confined or helpless and afraid, exhausted all his means (To be in dire straits/feel trapped).
Example / Citation:
- " ضاق المالُ عن الدُّيون
- لعمرك ما ضاقت بلاد بأهلها … ولكنّ أخلاق الرجال تضيقُ
- {وَإِذَا أُلْقُوا مِنْهَا مَكَانًا ضَيِّقًا مُقَرَّنِينَ دَعَوْا هُنَالِكَ ثُبُورًا} "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " The money fell short of the debts
- By your life, no land becomes too narrow for its people … but the morals of men become narrow
- {And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein, bound together, they will cry out there for destruction} "
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