دغش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of mixing, confusion, and sudden forceful action, often in the context of conflict or difficult circumstances. It also extends to descriptions of persistent effort and a specific personal name.

Derived headwords

تَدَاغَشَverb

1.
to mix togetherboth
People mixed together, especially in the chaos of war or a loud dispute.

دَغَشَ عَلَيْهِمْverb

1.
to attack themclassical
To attack or descend upon someone suddenly and forcefully. This usage is attributed to Yemeni dialect.

دَاغَشَverb

1.
to hover near waterclassical
A man hovers around water, driven by intense thirst. This is a specific usage mentioned by Ibn al-Sikkit.
2.
to grope throughboth
To move through or grope through something, such as the darkness of night, without faltering or stopping.

الدَّغْشname

1.
a man's nameclassical
The name of a man. Ibn Duraid suggests that the Arabs might have named him 'Daghoosh'.

دَغُوشname

1.
a man's nameclassical
A variant or diminutive form of the name 'Daghash', possibly given to a man.

Parallel reading

تداغش القوم: اختلطوا في حرب أو صخب.

The people mixed together: they mingled in war or clamor.

ودغش عليهم: هجم؛ يمانية.

And he attacked them: he descended upon them; (a Yemeni usage).

يقال داغش الرجل إذا حام حول الماء من العطش

It is said that a man 'daghasha' if he hovers around water out of thirst.

بألذ منك مقبلا لمحلإ ... عطشان، داغش ثم عاد يلوب

More desirable than you approaching a watering place... thirsty, he hovered, then he returned circling.

فلان يداغش ظلمة الليل أي يخبطها بلا فتور

So-and-so gropes through the darkness of the night, meaning he plunges into it without faltering.

كيف تراهن يداغشن السرى، ... وقد مضى من ليلهن ما مضى؟

How do you see them traversing the night journey, ... when much of their night has already passed?

والدغش: اسم رجل

And 'al-Daghash': a man's name.

وأحسب أن العرب سمته دغوشا.

And I reckon that the Arabs named him 'Daghoosh'.