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دل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

R. Q. 2 تَدَلْدَلَ دلدل تدلدل It was, or became, in a state of motion or commotion, or it moved about, (T, S, K,) hanging down; i. e. it dangled: (S, K:) it hung down loosely. (M, K.) ― -b2- [Hence,] تَدَلْدَلُوا بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ فَلَمْ يَسْتَقِيمُوا [ (assumed tropical:) They wavered, vacillated, or hung in suspense, between two affairs, and did not pursue a direct course ]. (Lh, T, K.)

Derived headwords

تَدَلْدَلَ
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تَدَلْدَلُوا بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ فَلَمْ يَسْتَقِيمُوا