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دعث

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root دعث (d-ʿ-th) primarily relates to the concept of pressing, treading, or crushing something down, often with force. It extends to meanings of severe illness, residual water, and even deep-seated grudges or demands.

Derived headwords

دَعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the groundboth

    To strike or beat the ground forcefully.

  2. 2.
    to tread heavilyboth

    To tread or trample something severely.

دَعْثnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy treadingboth

    The act of treading or trampling severely.

  2. 2.
    early stage of illnessclassical

    The initial phase of a sickness, characterized by chills and weakness.

  3. 3.
    water residueclassical

    The remaining water in a basin or any place where water was.

  4. 4.
    crushing earthboth

    The act of compacting the earth's surface with feet or hands.

  5. 5.
    demand or grudgeclassical

    A persistent demand, a deep-seated grudge, or resentment.

دَعَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    grudgesclassical

    Plural of دعث (d-ʿ-th), referring to demands, grudges, or resentments.

دِعْثnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy treadingboth

    The act of treading or trampling severely.

  2. 2.
    early stage of illnessclassical

    The initial phase of a sickness, characterized by chills and weakness.

  3. 3.
    water residueclassical

    The remaining water in a basin or any place where water was.

  4. 4.
    crushing earthboth

    The act of compacting the earth's surface with feet or hands.

  5. 5.
    demand or grudgeclassical

    A persistent demand, a deep-seated grudge, or resentment.

دِئْثnoun
  1. 1.
    demand or grudgeclassical

    A persistent demand, a deep-seated grudge, or resentment.

دَعِثَverb
  1. 1.
    to be afflicted with illnessclassical

    To be afflicted with the initial symptoms of illness, such as chills and weakness.

ادَّعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to compact the earthboth

    To compact the earth's surface by treading or pressing.

مَدْعُوثadjective
  1. 1.
    trodden uponboth

    Something that has been trodden upon or pressed down.

دَعْثَةname
  1. 1.
    nameboth

    A proper name.

بَنُو دَعْثَةname
  1. 1.
    Banu Da'thahclassical

    A tribal name, referring to a lineage or clan.

Parallel reading

دعث به الأرض: ضربها.
He struck the ground with it: he beat it.
والدعث: الوطء الشديد.
And al-da'th: severe treading.
ودعث الأرض دعثا: وطئها.
And he trod the earth with severe treading: he trampled it.
والدعث والدعث: أول المرض.
And al-da'th and al-da'th: the beginning of illness.
وقد دعث الرجل ودعث الرجل: أصابه اقشعرار وفتور.
And the man was afflicted and the man was afflicted: he experienced chills and weakness.
والدعث: بقية الماء في الحوض؛ وقيل: هو بقيته حيث كان؛
And al-da'th: the remainder of the water in the basin; and it was said: it is its remainder wherever it was;
فاستفن دعثا تالد المكارس،
So he drew up residual water from ancient dung heaps,
والدعث: تدقيقك التراب على وجه الأرض بالقدم أو باليد، أو غير ذلك، تدعثه دعثا.
And al-da'th: your compacting of the soil on the face of the earth with the foot or hand, or otherwise, compacting it with compaction.
وكل شيء وطئ عليه: فقد اندعث.
And everything that was trodden upon: it has been pressed down.
ومدر مدعوث.
And mud that has been trodden upon.
والدعث والدئث: المطلب والحقد والذحل، والجمع أدعاث ودعاث.
And al-da'th and al-di'th: the demand, the grudge, and the resentment, and the plural is ad'ath and da'ath.