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دهقش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare and possibly obscure, with its primary known usage relating to a specific action between a man and a woman.

Derived headwords

دَهْقَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to embraceclassical

    To embrace or hold someone tightly, specifically in the context of a man embracing a woman.

دِهْقَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    embraceclassical

    The act of embracing or holding someone tightly, derived from the verb.

Parallel reading

دَهْقَشَ الرجل المرأةَ: جَمَشَهَا.
The man embraced the woman: he held her tightly.