دعص

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes mounds of sand, particularly smaller ones, and related concepts like soft, sandy ground. It also extends to the idea of being crushed, decomposed, or killed, often due to heat or physical force, and the act of thrusting or stabbing.

Derived headwords

الدعصnoun

1.
sand moundboth
A heap or mound of sand, smaller than a dune (حقف). The plural is أدعاص.

أدعاصnoun

1.
sand moundsboth
Plural of دعص, referring to heaps or mounds of sand.

دعصةnoun

1.
sand moundboth
A small heap or mound of sand; also refers to a portion of a larger sand mound.

الدعصاءnoun

1.
sandy groundclassical
An area of soft, sandy ground where the heat from the sun makes the sand intensely hot.

تدعصverb

1.
to decomposeclassical
Meat decomposes and becomes soft due to putrefaction.

المندعصnoun

1.
decomposed corpseclassical
A dead body that has decomposed and become soft and weak, likened to a sand mound.

إدعاصverb

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to kill (by heat)classical
To be killed by intense heat.

أدعصهverb

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to killclassical
To kill someone, similar to the verb أقعصه.

المدعصadjective

1.
skilled spearmanclassical
A person who is skilled in thrusting or fighting with a spear.

المداعصnoun

1.
spearsclassical
Plural of مدعص, referring to spears, particularly those used for thrusting.

دعصهverb

1.
to stabclassical
To stab someone with a spear.

مدعصnoun

1.
crushed thingclassical
Something that is crushed or decomposed, likened to a sand mound.

ارتكضverb

1.
to struggleclassical
To struggle, writhe, or move convulsively, similar to دحص and محص.

مداعصةnoun

1.
struggleclassical
A struggle or wrestling match, similar to مداغصة and مقاعصة.

Parallel reading

قور من الرمل مجتمع.

A heap of sand gathered together.

وهو أقل من الحقف

And it is less than a dune.

والطائفة منه دعصة

And a portion of it is a دعصة (small mound).

والدعصاء: أرض سهلة فيها رملة تحمى عليها الشمس فتكون رمضاؤها أشد من غيرها

And الدعصاء: soft ground with sand that is heated by the sun, making its heat more intense than elsewhere.

والمستجير بعمرو عند كربته ... كالمستجير من الدعصاء بالنار

And he who seeks refuge with Amr in his distress... is like one seeking refuge from the الدعصاء (hot sandy ground) by fire.

وتدعص اللحم: تهرأ من فساده.

And meat تدعص: decomposes from its putrefaction.

والمندعص: الميت إذا تفسخ، شبه بالدعص لورمه وضعفه

And المندعص: the dead when it decomposes, likened to a sand mound for its swelling and weakness.

فإن يلق قومي قومه، تر بينهم ... قتالا وأقصاد القنا ومداعصا

If my people meet his people, you will see between them... fighting, the shafts of spears, and (perhaps) crushed bodies.

وأدعصه الحر إدعاصا: قتله.

And the heat killed him إدعاصا: it killed him.

ورماه فأدعصه كأقعصه

And he shot him and killed him (أدعصه) as if he had made him stumble (أقعصه).

ودعصه بالرمح: طعنه به.

And he دعصه with a spear: he stabbed him with it.

والمداعص: الرماح.

And المداعص: the spears.

رجل مدعص بالرمح: طعان

A man مدعص with a spear: a skilled spearman.

لتجدني بالأمير برا، ... وبالقناة مدعصا مكرا

You will find me loyal to the prince, ... and skilled with the spear, cunning.

ودعص برجله ودحص ومحص وقعص إذا ارتكض.

And he دعص with his foot, and دحص, محص, and قعص if he struggled.

ويقال: أخذته مداعصة ومداغصة ومقاعصة ومرافصة ومحايصة ومتايسة أي أخذته معازة.

And it is said: I took him مداعصة, مداغصة, مقاعصة, مرافصة, محايصة, and متايسة, meaning I wrestled with him.