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دحس

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root دحس primarily relates to the concept of inserting, pushing, or stuffing something into another, often with a connotation of causing disruption or filling. It extends to meanings of corrupting relationships, concealing matters, and physically filling spaces or containers.

Derived headwords

دَحَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to corrupt, to sow discordclassical

    To cause corruption or discord between people, to spoil their relationships.

  2. 2.
    to swallow, to gulp downclassical

    To swallow something quickly, especially from a container.

  3. 3.
    to insinuate, to concealclassical

    To secretly introduce or conceal matters, to pursue them covertly.

  4. 4.
    to stuff, to insertboth

    To insert or push something into a space, like a hand between skin and flesh.

  5. 5.
    to fill, to stuffboth

    To fill a container, a space, or a place with people or things.

دَحْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    corruption, discordclassical

    The act of corrupting or causing discord between people.

  2. 2.
    swallowingclassical

    The act of swallowing something quickly.

  3. 3.
    insinuation, concealmentclassical

    The act of secretly introducing or concealing matters.

  4. 4.
    stuffing, insertionboth

    The act of stuffing or inserting something into a space.

  5. 5.
    filling, abundanceboth

    The state of being full or crowded; abundance.

الدَّحْسnoun
  1. 1.
    insinuation, concealmentclassical

    The act of secretly introducing or concealing matters, pursuing them covertly.

  2. 2.
    filling, abundanceboth

    The state of being full or crowded; abundance, especially of grain in a stalk or a place with people.

دَحَّاسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of wormclassical

    A yellow, clear worm found under the soil, used by children to catch sparrows.

الدَّحَّاسnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of wormclassical

    A yellow, clear worm found under the soil, used by children to catch sparrows (variant spelling).

الدَّحَاحِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    wormsclassical

    Plural of دحاسة, referring to the worms used for catching birds.

مَدْحُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    stuffed, packedboth

    Something that has been stuffed or packed tightly into a container or space.

بَيْتٌ دَحَّاسadjective
  1. 1.
    crowded, full of peopleboth

    A house or place that is full and crowded with people.

دَحَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to push intoboth

    To push or insert something into a space, like a garment into a container.

أَدْحَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be full of grainclassical

    Said of a stalk of wheat or barley when it is full of grain.

الدَّاحِسname
  1. 1.
    a type of soreclassical

    A sore or ulcer that appears on the hand, known in Persian as 'borureh'.

  2. 2.
    a place nameclassical

    A proper name for a location.

  3. 3.
    name of a horseclassical

    The name of a famous horse belonging to Qais bin Zuhair Al-Absi, which led to the War of Dahis.

داحِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ulcerous, soreclassical

    Pertaining to a sore or ulcer, particularly on the hand.

دَحَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to crowd, to jostleboth

    To crowd into or jostle within a space, to fill the ranks tightly.

الدَّحْسnoun
  1. 1.
    crowding, congestionboth

    The act of crowding or being congested, especially in a group of people.

Parallel reading

دحس بين القوم دحسا: أفسد بينهم
He corrupted between the people, causing discord.
وأنشد أبو بكر الإيادي لأبي العلاء الحضرمي أنشده للنبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم: وإن دحسوا بالشر فاعف تكرما
And Abu Bakr Al-Iyadi recited for Abu Al-Ala Al-Hadrami, who recited for the Prophet, peace be upon him: 'And if they sow evil, then forgive generously.'
ودحس ما في الإناء دحسا: حساه
And he swallowed what was in the container, gulping it down.
والدحس: التدسيس للأمور تستبطنها وتطلبها أخفى ما تقدر عليه
And 'ad-dahs' is the secret introduction of matters that you conceal and seek as covertly as you can.
ولذلك سميت دودة تحت التراب: دحاسة
And for that reason, a worm under the soil is called a 'dahhasa'.
قال ابن سيده: الدحاسة دودة تحت التراب صفراء صافية لها رأس مشعب دقيقة تشدها الصبيان في الفخاخ لصيد العصافير لا تؤذي، وهي في الصحاح الدحاس، والجمع الدحاحيس
Ibn Sidah said: The 'dahhasa' is a worm under the soil, yellow and clear, with a branched head, which children tie to traps to catch sparrows; it is not harmful. In Al-Sihah, it is 'ad-duhas', and the plural is 'ad-dahahis'.
ودحس الثوب في الوعاء يدحسه دحسا: أدخله
And he stuffed the garment into the container, pushing it in.
كما دحست الثوب في الوعاءين
As one stuffs a garment into two containers.
والدحس: امتلاء أكمة السنبل من الحب، وقد أدحس
And 'ad-dahs' is the fullness of a wheat stalk with grain, and it has become 'udhis'.
وبيت دحاس: ممتلئ
And a 'baytun dahhas' is full.
أي مملوء
Meaning full.
والدحس والدس متقاربان
And 'ad-dahs' and 'ad-das' are close in meaning.
وهو الامتلاء والزحام
Which is fullness and crowding.
أي يزدحموا ويدسوا أنفسهم بين فرجها
Meaning they should crowd and push themselves between its gaps.
فقال: قرحة تخرج باليد تسمى بالفارسية بروره
He said: It is an ulcer that appears on the hand, called 'borureh' in Persian.
وذلك أن قيسا هذا وحذيفة بن بدر الذبياني ثم الفزاري تراهنا على خطر عشرين بعيرا، وجعلا الغاية مائة غلوة، والمضمار أربعين ليلة، والمجرى من ذات الإصاد، فأجرى قيس داحسا والغبراء «3»، وأجرى حذيفة الخطار والحنفاء فوضعت بنو فزارة رهط حذيفة. كمينا على الطريق فردوا الغبراء ولطموها، وكانت سابقة، فهاجت الحرب بين عبس وذبيان أربعين سنة
This is because Qais and Hudhayfah bin Badr Al-Dhubyani then Al-Fazari bet on twenty camels, setting the goal at one hundred throws, the race period at forty nights, and the course from Dhat Al-Isad. Qais ran Dahis and Al-Ghabra', and Hudhayfah ran Al-Khittar and Al-Hanafah. The Banu Fazara, Hudhayfah's kin, set an ambush on the road and turned back Al-Ghabra' and struck her. It was a lead, so the war between Abs and Dhubyan erupted for forty years.