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دحلط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to confusion or mixing, particularly in speech. It describes a state of being muddled or incoherent, possibly due to the word 'خلط' (to mix) being used in its definition.

Derived headwords

دَحْلَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to mix up speechclassical

    To speak in a confused or mixed-up manner, where words or ideas are jumbled together.

دَحْلَطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    confusion in speechclassical

    The act or state of speaking in a confused or incoherent way; a jumbling of words.

Parallel reading

دحلط الرجل دحلطة: خلط في كلامه.
The man spoke confusedly, mixing up his speech.
خلط في كلامه.
He mixed up his speech.
هذا الحرف في كتاب الجمهرة لابن دريد مع غيره
This letter is in the Book of the Collection by Ibn Duraid along with others.
وما وجدت أكثرها لأحد من الثقات
And I did not find most of them attributed to any of the trustworthy scholars.
وينبغي للناظر أن يفحص عنها
And the observer should examine them.
فما وجد منها لإمام موثوق به فهو رباعي
So, whatever is found from it attributed to a reliable Imam, it is quadriliteral.
وما لم يجد منها لثقة كان منها على ريبة وحذر
And whatever is not found from it attributed to a trustworthy person, one should be suspicious and cautious about it.