Arabic - English Dictionary جدَعَ يَجدَع، جَدْعًا، فهو جادع، والمفعول مَجْدوع
Root: ج د عSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
جدَع أنفَه
قطعه
🇬🇧 Translation:
He cut it off.
Example / Citation:
- " جدَع أذنه/ ساقًا/ ذراعًا
- ربَّ حام لأنفِه وهو جادِعُه (مثل) : يضرب لمن يأنف من شيء ثم يقع في أشدّ مما حمى منه أنفه "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- "He cut off his ear/ leg/ arm
- Often one protects his nose while he is the one cutting it off (proverb): said of someone who is too proud regarding something, only to fall into a worse situation than the one he guarded against"