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دحجب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to elevated or high ground. It describes natural elevations and formations on the earth's surface.

Derived headwords

الدحجابnoun
  1. 1.
    Elevated groundclassical

    That which is high or elevated from the earth's surface.

الدحجبانnoun
  1. 1.
    Elevated groundclassical

    That which is high or elevated from the earth's surface, similar to a rocky elevation or a high mound.

Parallel reading

الدحجاب والدحجبان: ما علا من الأرض، كالحرة والحزيز، عن الهجري
Ad-duḥjāb and ad-duḥjabān: what is elevated from the earth, like al-ḥarrah and al-ḥazīz, according to Al-Hajri.