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دردج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This 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. 1.
    mutual affectionboth

    The state of two people accompanying each other with affection and friendship.

  2. 2.
    mother camel's affectionclassical

    The affection of a mother camel for her young, characterized by nuzzling or caressing.

دَرْدَجَاverb
  1. 1.
    they became affectionateclassical

    The past tense verb indicating that two individuals became united in mutual affection and companionship.

يُدَرْدِجُverb
  1. 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.