دعج

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intense blackness, particularly in the eyes, but also extends to darkness in general, such as in the night sky. It can also refer to a dark complexion or features, and is used metaphorically for specific times or places.

Derived headwords

الدعجnoun

1.
intense blacknessboth
The quality of being intensely black, especially referring to the dark part of the eye.
2.
vivid contrastclassical
The intensity of the blackness of the pupil combined with the intense whiteness of the sclera, creating a striking contrast.

الدعجةnoun

1.
intense blacknessboth
The quality of being intensely black, similar to الدعج.
2.
darkness of nightclassical
The deep blackness of the night.

دعجverb

1.
to be intensely blackboth
To possess intense blackness, used to describe eyes, color, or other things.

دعج دعجا — He was intensely black.

دعجاءadjective

1.
intensely black (eyes)both
Describing eyes that have intense blackness in the pupil and whiteness in the sclera.
2.
dark-complexionedboth
Having a dark complexion or dark features.
3.
dark (night)classical
Describing the deep blackness of the night.
4.
woman with dark eyesclassical
A woman characterized by intensely black eyes.

أدعجadjective

1.
intensely black (eyes)both
Possessing intensely black eyes, characterized by a striking contrast between the pupil and sclera.
2.
dark-complexionedboth
Having a dark complexion or dark features.
3.
dark (night)classical
Describing the deep blackness of the night.
4.
dark (horns)classical
Describing horns that are intensely black.

عين دعجاءnoun phrase

1.
eye with intense blacknessboth
An eye characterized by the intense blackness of its pupil and the vivid whiteness of its sclera.

امرأة دعجاءnoun phrase

1.
woman with dark eyesboth
A woman known for having eyes with intense blackness.

رجل أدعجnoun phrase

1.
dark-complexioned manboth
A man who is dark in complexion or features.
2.
man with dark eyesboth
A man characterized by intensely black eyes.

ليل أدعجnoun phrase

1.
dark nightclassical
A night characterized by its intense blackness.

دعيجname

1.
nickname for a very dark personclassical
A diminutive or nickname given to someone, particularly a boy, due to their extreme blackness of skin.

الأدعجadjective

1.
the intensely black oneclassical
The one who is intensely black, used as a descriptive epithet.

القرن أدعجnoun phrase

1.
black hornclassical
A horn that is intensely black.

القرنين أدعجnoun phrase

1.
black hornsclassical
Horns that are intensely black.

دعجاءname

1.
name of a hillclassical
A proper name for a hill or elevated ground.
2.
name of a nightclassical
The night of the 28th of the lunar month, known for its darkness.
3.
name of a womanclassical
A proper name for a woman.

شفة دعجاءnoun phrase

1.
dark lipclassical
A lip that is intensely black or dark in color.

لثة دعجاءnoun phrase

1.
dark gumclassical
A gum that is intensely black or dark in color.

أديعجadjective

1.
very darkclassical
An intensifier of blackness, possibly a diminutive or variant form of أدعج.

القراميدnoun

1.
tiles
Roof tiles, often made of baked clay.

الأعصمadjective

1.
white-striped (animal)classical
Describing an animal, particularly a mountain goat, with white stripes on its horns or body.

الوقلnoun

1.
mountain goatclassical
A type of wild goat that inhabits mountainous regions.

المحاقnoun

1.
new moon phase
The period of the lunar cycle when the moon is not visible, occurring at the end of the month.

السرارnoun

1.
dark phase of the moonclassical
The darkest nights of the lunar month, typically the 29th and 30th, when the moon is not visible.

الغلتةnoun

1.
darkest night of the monthclassical
The 30th night of the lunar month, considered the darkest.

Parallel reading

الدعج والدعجة: السواد؛ وقيل شدة السواد.

Ad-da'aj and ad-da'ajah: blackness; and it is said, intense blackness.

وقيل: الدعج شدة سواد سواد العين، وشدة بياض بياضها؛ وقيل: شدة سوادها مع سعتها؛

And it is said: Ad-da'aj is the intensity of the blackness of the eye's pupil, and the intensity of the whiteness of its sclera; and it is said: its intense blackness along with its spaciousness.

عين دعجاء بينة الدعج، وامرأة دعجاء، ورجل أدعج بين الدعج؛

An eye is da'ja' (intensely black), clearly showing da'aj, and a woman is da'ja', and a man is ad'aj, clearly showing da'aj.

تسوق في أعجاز ليل أدعجا

It ascends in the latter parts of a dark night.

في عينيه دعج

In his eyes was da'aj (intense blackness).

يريد أن سواد عينيه كان شديد السواد؛

He means that the blackness of his eyes was intensely black.

رجل أدعج اللون، وتيس أدعج العينين والقرنين؛

A man of dark complexion, and a ram with intensely black eyes and horns.

جرى أدعج القرنين والعين، واضح القرى، ... أسفع الخدين، بالبين بارح

He ran, with intensely black horns and eyes, clear of markings, ... with dark cheeks, clearly visible.

ولقيت بالبادية غليما أسود كأنه حممة، وكان يسمى بصيرا، ويلقب دعيجا لشدة سواده.

And I met in the desert a dark-skinned boy who looked like a piece of charcoal, and he was called Basir, and nicknamed Du'ayj for his intense blackness.

والأدعج من الرجال: الأسود:

And al-ad'aj among men: the black one.

ما أم غفر على دعجاء ذي علق، ... ينفي، القراميد عنها، الأعصم الوقل؟

What protected hill on Da'ja' of 'Alaq, ... repelling from it, the tiles, the white-striped mountain goat?

والدعجة في الليل: شدة سواده.

And ad-da'ajah in the night: its intense blackness.

أن جاءت به أدعج

If she bore him with dark features.

آيتهم رجل أدعج

Their sign is a man with dark features.

والعرب تسمي أول المحاق الدعجاء، وهي ليلة ثمان وعشرين، والثانية السرار، والثالثة الغلتة، وهي ليلة الثلاثين.

And the Arabs name the first of the new moon phase Ad-da'ja', which is the night of the twenty-eighth, and the second As-sirar, and the third Al-ghaltah, which is the night of the thirtieth.

ودعجاء: ليلة ثمان وعشرين.

And Ad-da'ja': the night of the twenty-eighth.

ودعجاء: اسم امرأة، وهي بنت هيضم؛

And Da'ja': the name of a woman, and she is the daughter of Haydam.

ودعجاء قد واصلت في بعض مرها، ... بأبيض ماض، ليس من نبل هيضم

And Da'ja' had intercourse during some of her cycles, ... with a sharp white [spear], not from the arrows of Haydam.