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دردج
Root entry · 3 derived lemmasThis root primarily describes a state of mutual affection and companionship between two individuals, often likened to the bond between a mother camel and her offspring. It can also refer to the act of a mother camel nuzzling or caressing her young.
Derived headwords
الدَّرْدَجَةnoun
- 1.mutual affectionboth
The state of two people accompanying each other with affection and friendship.
- 2.mother camel's affectionclassical
The affection of a mother camel for her young, characterized by nuzzling or caressing.
دَرْدَجَاverb
- 1.they became affectionateclassical
The past tense verb indicating that two individuals became united in mutual affection and companionship.
يُدَرْدِجُverb
- 1.nuzzlingclassical
The present tense verb describing the action of a mother camel nuzzling or caressing her young.
Parallel reading
الدردجة: ترافق الرجلين بالمودة.
Al-dardajah: two men accompanying each other with affection.
الدردجة إذا توافق اثنان بمودتهما، قيل: قد دردجا؛
Al-dardajah is when two people agree with their affection; it is said: 'They have become dardaja (affectionate).'
حتى إذا ما طاوعا ودردجا
Until they complied and became affectionate.
وقال غيره: الدردجة رئمان الناقة ولدها،
And another said: Al-dardajah is the mother camel's affection for her young,
وقد دردجت تدردج؛
And she has become dardaja, nuzzling;
وكلهن رائم يدردج
And all of them are affectionate, nuzzling.