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دعكر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of a flood or torrent advancing rapidly and forcefully. It extends to the idea of attacking or descending upon someone with harshness, foulness, or harm, often in an overwhelming manner.

Derived headwords

ادْعَنْكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to advance rapidlyclassical

    Used to describe a flood or torrent that comes forward with speed and force.

  2. 2.
    to descend uponclassical

    To attack or descend upon someone with harshness, foulness, or harm, often in an overwhelming manner.

ادْعِنْكَارnoun
  1. 1.
    advancementclassical

    The act of advancing rapidly, specifically used for a flood or torrent.

دَعَنْكَرadjective
  1. 1.
    advancingclassical

    One who is advancing or descending upon others, particularly with harshness or foulness.

دَعَنْكَرَانadjective
  1. 1.
    advancingclassical

    An intensified form of 'دعنكر', describing someone who is advancing or descending upon people.

Parallel reading

ادْعَنْكَرَ السَّيْلُ: أَقْبَلَ وَأَسْرَعَ
The torrent advanced: it came forward and hastened.
وادعنكر عليه، بالفتح: اندرأ
And it advanced upon him, with the vowel 'fath': it descended.
قد ادعنكرت، بالفحش والسوء والأذى
I have advanced, with foulness, evil, and harm.
أميتها ادعنكار سيل على عمرو
Its mother is the advancement of a torrent upon Amr.
وادعنكر عليهم بالفحش إذا اندرأ عليهم بالسوء
And he advanced upon them with foulness when he descended upon them with evil.
ورجل دعنكر: مندرئ على الناس
And a man is 'da'ankar': descending upon people.
ورجل دعنكران: مدعنكر
And a man is 'da'ankaraan': one who is advancing.