Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

اكتظّ

Root: كظ

Form: 8

Full Definition

اكتظّVIII He became filled by food so that he could not breathe, and in like manner by drink. It is also said of the belly.
2 It became straitened by the abundance of its flow of water; as also , [Present.T, accord. to general rule, كَظِظَ ;] and so اكتظّ بِالمَآءِ: and اكتظّ بِثَجِيجِ المَآءِ it became filled by the rain and torrent. [See also R. Q. 1 and 2.]
3 اكتظّ القَوْمُ فِى المَسْجِدِ The people straitened, or crowded, one another in the mosque.
4 اكتظّهُ الغَيْظُ: see 1.


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