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ديث

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 دَاثَ داث , aor. يَدِيثُ, inf. n. دَيْثٌ, It (a thing) was, or became, soft, or supple; and easy: whence the term دَيُّوثٌ. (Msb.) ― -b2- [And hence,] داث, aor. as above, inf. n. دِيَاثَةٌ, (assumed tropical:) He was, or became, [ a wittol, or tame cuckold; or] without jealousy, and regardless of shame: so in the Nawádir of Aboo-'Alee Zekereeyà Ibn-Hároon Ibn-Zekereeyà El-Hejeree: (TA:) and ↓ تَدَيُّثٌ signifies (assumed tropical:) the acting the part, or performing the office, [ of a دَيُّوث, or wittol; or] of a pimp to one's own wife. (T, K.)

Derived headwords

دَاثَverb
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