North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَهْضُوم (mahḍūm, literally digested, well digestible).

Adjective

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مهضوم (mahḍūm) (feminine مهضومة (mahḍūme))

  1. sweet, nice, pleasant
    • 2003, “Yay”‎[1]performed by Nancy Ajram:
      ياي شو مهضومة كلماتو
      دبت بكلمة كيف لو كانو تنين
      yāy šu mahḍūme kilmātu!
      dibt b-kilme, kīf law kānu tnayn!
      Wow, how sweet his words were!
      I melted away from one word, what if there had been two!