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دهلز

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of an entryway or passage, specifically a vestibule or corridor leading into a larger space like a house. It is noted as being of Persian origin.

Derived headwords

الدِّهْلِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    Vestibule, corridorboth

    The space between the outer door and the inner courtyard or main part of a house; a passageway.

  2. 2.
    Entrance hallmodern

    A hall or lobby in a building.

الدَّلِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Passage, corridorclassical

    A passage or corridor, often used synonymously with 'dahleez'.

الدَّهَالِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    Vestibules, corridorsboth

    The plural form of 'dahleez', referring to multiple passageways or entrance halls.

داليزnoun
  1. 1.
    Corridor, passageclassical

    A Persian word, adopted into Arabic, meaning a corridor or passage.

دالازnoun
  1. 1.
    Corridor, passageclassical

    Another Persian word, adopted into Arabic, similar in meaning to 'daliz' and 'dahleez'.

الجِيْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Coming and goingclassical

    The act of coming and going, a flow of people, which can occur in a passage or entryway.

هَنَزْمَزother
  1. 1.
    Persian loanwordclassical

    A Persian word, noted as being a loanword in Arabic, contextually related to movement or passage.

Parallel reading

الدِّهْلِيز: الدليج، فارسي معرب.
The dahleez: the dalij, a Persian word Arabized.
والدهليز، بالكسر: ما بين الباب والدار، فارسي معرب، والجمع الدهاليز.
And the dahleez, with kasra: what is between the door and the house, a Persian word Arabized, and its plural is ad-dahaleez.
الليث: دهليز إعراب داليج.
Al-Layth: dahleez is an Arabization of dalij.
قال: والدهليز معرب بالفارسية داليز ودالاز.
He said: And the dahleez is Arabized from the Persian daliz and dalaz.
والدهليز: الجيئة، قال: وهنزمز معرب «2»
And the dahleez: the ji'ah (coming and going), he said: and hanzamaz is Arabized.