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دهكر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes shortness in stature and a rolling or unsteady gait. It also encompasses actions related to stumbling or acting aggressively.

Derived headwords

الدِّهْكَرُnoun
  1. 1.
    short personboth

    A person who is short in stature.

تَدَهْكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to roll, to stumbleclassical

    To move with a rolling or unsteady gait, as if stumbling.

تَدَهْكَرَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to act aggressively towardsclassical

    To behave in an aggressive or confrontational manner towards someone.

Parallel reading

القصير.
The short one.
التدحرج في المشية
Rolling in gait
تنزي.
To act aggressively.