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دخرص

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a type of growth or extension, whether from the earth, sea, or fabric. It also refers to a group of people and specific parts of clothing or armor used for expansion.

Derived headwords

الدخرصةnoun
  1. 1.
    Groupclassical

    A gathering or assembly of people.

  2. 2.
    Sprout/Shootclassical

    A sprout or shoot emerging from the ground or the sea.

  3. 3.
    Gusset/Insertionclassical

    A piece added to a garment or armor to widen it.

الدخريصnoun
  1. 1.
    Sprout/Shootclassical

    A sprout or shoot emerging from the ground or the sea.

  2. 2.
    Gusset/Insertionclassical

    A piece added to a garment or armor to widen it.

الدخاريصnoun
  1. 1.
    Gussets/Insertionsclassical

    Plural of 'ad-dukhriṣ', referring to pieces added to garments or armor for widening.

دخرصnoun
  1. 1.
    Gusset/Insertionclassical

    A piece added to a garment or armor to widen it; singular of 'ad-dakhāriṣ'.

Parallel reading

الجماعة.
A group.
عنيق يخرج من الأرض أو البحر.
A shoot emerging from the ground or the sea.
من الثوب والأرض والدرع التيريز
Of a garment, the ground, and a coat of mail, it is the 'tayriz' (a type of reinforcement or gusset).
وهو ما يوصل به البدن ليوسعه
It is what is attached to the body to widen it.
كما زدت في عرض القميص الدخارصا
As you added gussets to the width of the shirt.
الدخريص معرب، أصله فارسي
The 'dukhriṣ' is a loanword, its origin is Persian.
وهو عند العرب البنيقة واللبنة والسبجة والسعيدة
And among the Arabs, it is the 'bunayqah', 'labnah', 'sabjah', and 'sa'īdah' (all referring to gussets or insertions).