دخخ

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of smoke, darkness, and obscurity. It extends to meanings related to physical states like exhaustion, shortness of stature, and even a type of insect. The root also encompasses actions of subjugation and silencing.

Derived headwords

الدُّخّnoun

1.
smokeboth
Refers to smoke, often associated with fire or obscurity.

الدُّخَانnoun

1.
smokeboth
The visible vapor or fumes produced by burning.

الدَّخُّnoun

1.
smokeboth
Smoke, with a specific pronunciation indicated.

الدُّخَاnoun

1.
smokeclassical
A form of the word for smoke, used poetically.

الدَّخَخnoun

1.
blackness and turbidityclassical
Describes a state of being dark and unclear.

الدَّخْدَخَةnoun

1.
exhaustionboth
A state of extreme tiredness or weariness.
2.
approaching stepsclassical
Describes the act of taking short, hurried steps.

دَخْدَخَverb

1.
to exhaustboth
To cause someone or something to become extremely tired or weary.
2.
to subjugateboth
To bring under control or dominion; to humble.
3.
to silenceclassical
To make someone stop talking, often by admitting fault.

تَدَخْدَخَverb

1.
to become exhaustedboth
To become extremely tired or weary.
2.
to become mixed (darkness)classical
Used to describe the night when its darkness becomes dense and mixed.
3.
to become contractedclassical
To become withdrawn or shrunken, a less preferred usage.

الدَّخْدَاخnoun

1.
small insectclassical
A type of small creature, described as yellow with many legs.

رجل دَخْدَخadjective

1.
short-staturedclassical
Describes a man who is short in height.

دَخْدَخْparticle

1.
be silent!classical
A word used to silence someone, implying they have admitted something.

دَخْدُوخparticle

1.
be silent!classical
Similar to 'dakhdakh', used to command silence, implying confession.

دَخَنَverb

1.
to smokeboth
To emit smoke.

Parallel reading

لا خير في الشيخ إذا ما اجلخا، ... وسال غرب عينه فاطلخا، والتوت الرجل فصارت فخا، ... وصار وصل الغانيات أخا، عند سعار النار يغشى الدخا

There is no good in an old man if he becomes weak... and the corner of his eye runs, and the man becomes weak and becomes a captive... and the company of the beautiful becomes a brother, when the fire rages, smoke covers.

وفي الحديث: قال لابن صياد ما خبأت لك؟ قال: هو الدخ ؛

And in the hadith: He said to Ibn Sayyad, 'What have I hidden for you?' He said: 'It is the smoke.'

الدخ، بفتح الدال وضمها: الدخان؛

Ad-dukhkh, with fathah and dammah on the dal: smoke;

قال الشاعر: عند رواق البيت يغشى الدخا

A poet said: At the portico of the house, smoke covers.

وقيل: إن الدجال يقتله عيسى بن مريم بجبل الدخان فيحتمل أن يكون أراده تعريضا بقتله، لأن ابن صياد كان يظن أنه الدجال.

It was said: Jesus son of Mary will kill the Antichrist at Mount Dukhan, and it is possible that he intended it as an allusion to his killing, because Ibn Sayyad thought he was the Antichrist.

والدخخ: سواد وكدرة.

And ad-dukhkh: blackness and turbidity.

والدخدخة: مثل التدويخ؛ ودخدخهم: دوخهم.

And ad-dakhdakhah: like tad-dwīkh; and dakhdakhahum: he exhausted them.

والدخدخة: تقارب الخطو في عجلة.

And ad-dakhdakhah: approaching steps in haste.

وفي النوادر: مر فلان مدخدخا ومزخزخا إذا مر مسرعا.

And in the Nawadir: So-and-so passed by, hurrying and moving swiftly, if he passed quickly.

وتدخدخ الليل إذا اختلط ظلامه.

And the night tad-dakhdakh if its darkness becomes mixed.

والدخدخ: دويبة؛ قال المؤرج: الدخداخ دويبة صفراء كثيرة الأرجل؛

And ad-dakhdakh: a small insect; Al-Mu'arrij said: Ad-dakhdakh is a yellow insect with many legs;

قال الفقعسي: ضحكت ثم أغربت أن رأتني، ... لاقتطاعي قوائم الدخداخ

Al-Fuq'asi said: I laughed, then was surprised to see me, ... cutting off the legs of the dakhdakh.

ورجل دخدخ ودخادخ: قصير.

And a man dakhdakh and dakhādikh: short.

وتدخدخ الرجل: انقبض، لغة مرغوب عنها.

And the man tad-dakhdakh: he became contracted, a disfavored dialect.

ودخدخ ودخدوخ: كلمة يسكت بها الإنسان ويقدع، ومعناه قد أقررت فاسكت.

And dakhdakh and dakhdūkh: a word by which a person is silenced and rebuked, meaning 'you have confessed, so be silent.'

ودخدخنا القوم: ذللناهم ووطئناهم؛ قال الشاعر: ودخدخ العدو حتى اخرمسا

And we dakhdakh the people: we humbled them and trampled them; a poet said: And we subdued the enemy until he was broken.

وكذلك دخنا البلاد.

And likewise we subdued the lands.

والدخدخة: الإعياء.

And ad-dakhdakhah: exhaustion.

ودخدخ البعير إذا ركب حتى أعيا وذل؛ قال الراجز: والعود يشكو ظهره قد دخدخا

And the camel dakhdakh if ridden until it became exhausted and humbled; the rajaz poet said: And the camel complained of its back, it had become exhausted.