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يدح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of play, futility, and perhaps something that is insignificant or easily dismissed. The derived terms suggest actions or states associated with triviality and worthlessness.

Derived headwords

الأَيْدَحnoun
  1. 1.
    futility, vanityclassical

    Refers to something that is considered idle amusement, pointless activity, or mere vanity.

أَيْدَحadjective
  1. 1.
    futile, vainclassical

    Describing something as being futile, vain, or characterized by idle amusement.

دَبِيدَحnoun
  1. 1.
    futility, vanityclassical

    Used as an emphatic or imitative term alongside 'أيدح' to denote futility or vanity.

Parallel reading

الأيدح اللهو والباطل
Al-aydaḥ is amusement and falsehood.
أخذته بأيدح ودبيدح على الإتباع
I took it with 'aydaḥ and dabīdaḥ, following the pattern of imitation.
وأيدح أفعل لا فيعل
And 'aydaḥ is on the pattern of 'af'al, not 'fay'al'.