دردح

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root describes something that is wide, broad, or stout, often associated with age or a worn-out state. It can refer to people, animals, or even teeth, implying a lack of agility or a diminished capacity due to age or wear.

Derived headwords

دَرْدَحَةnoun

1.
stoutness, widthclassical
A state of being equal in length and width, implying stoutness or broadness.

دَرَادِحnoun

1.
stout womenclassical
Plural of 'dardaha', referring to women who are stout or broad.

دَرْدَحadjective

1.
stout, broadclassical
Describing a woman who is stout or broad, equal in length and width.
2.
old womanclassical
An old woman.

دَرْدَحadjective

1.
aged, oldclassical
An aged person, specifically an old man.

دَرْدَحadjective

1.
toothless old manclassical
An old man who has lost his teeth.

دَرْدَحadjective

1.
aged camelclassical
A camel whose teeth have worn down and are stuck to its palate due to old age.

دَرْدَحadjective

1.
aged, with remaining teethclassical
Describing an animal, particularly a camel, that is aged but still has some teeth remaining.

Parallel reading

الدردحة من النساء التي طولها وعرضها سواء

The dardaha among women is she whose length and width are equal.

وجمعها الدرادح

And its plural is al-daradih.

وإذ هي كالبكر الهجان، إذا مشت، ... أبى، لا يماشيها القصار الدرادح

And when she is like a pure young woman, when she walks... she refuses, the stout ones do not walk with her.

وقيل للعجوز: دردح

And an old woman is called dardaha.

والدردح: المسن

And al-dardah: the aged one.

وقيل: المسن الذي ذهبت أسنانه

And it is said: the aged one whose teeth have fallen out.

وشيخ دردح، بالكسر، أي كبير

And a shaykh dardah, with kasra, meaning old.

والدردح من الإبل: التي تأكلت أسنانها ولصقت بحنكها من الكبر

And al-dardah among camels: is one whose teeth have worn away and stuck to its palate from old age.

ناب علهز ودردح: هي التي فيها بقية وقد أسنت

A tooth of 'alhaz and dardah: it is one that has a remnant and has become aged.