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دعع

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of pushing, repelling, or driving someone or something forcefully. It extends to meanings of urging, expelling, and even filling or making something abundant. Derived terms also describe specific plants, insects, and types of terrain.

Derived headwords

دَعَهُ يَدَعُهُ دَعًاverb
  1. 1.
    to push forcefullyboth

    To push someone or something with roughness, harshness, or rejection.

  2. 2.
    to drive awayclassical

    To repel or drive someone away with force and harshness.

يَدَعُverb
  1. 1.
    he pushesboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to push forcefully', used in the context of mistreating an orphan.

فذلك الذي يدع اليتيم — That is the one who pushes the orphan away harshly.
يَدْعُونَverb
  1. 1.
    they are drivenboth

    Passive plural present tense, referring to being driven forcefully towards hellfire.

يوم يدعون إلى نار جهنم دعا — The Day they will be driven forcefully to the Fire of Hell.
دَعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    forceful pushingboth

    The act of pushing or driving someone or something with violence and harshness.

  2. 2.
    harshnessclassical

    Rough treatment, harshness, or rough driving.

الدَّعُّnoun
  1. 1.
    driving awayclassical

    The act of driving away or repelling.

الدع: الطرد والدفع — The da'u: is driving away and pushing.
الدَّعَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of herbboth

    A plant that grows in deserts and plains, with stems and flat leaves, whose seeds are black. It is ground and baked into bread.

  2. 2.
    black seedboth

    The black seed of the الدعاعة plant.

  3. 3.
    a black antclassical

    A black ant with wings, likened to the seed of the الدعاعة plant.

دُعَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    young childrenclassical

    The young children of a man.

  2. 2.
    a type of plant seedclassical

    The seed of a wild tree, eaten by desert dwellers when food is scarce.

  3. 3.
    scattered palm treesclassical

    Palm trees that are scattered or spaced apart.

  4. 4.
    space between palm treesclassical

    The area between two palm trees.

الدُّعَادِعnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    A plant that contains water in the summer, eaten by cows.

  2. 2.
    barren landclassical

    Dry, barren land devoid of vegetation.

أَدْعَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to have many young childrenclassical

    To have a large number of young children.

أدع الرجل إذا كثر دعاعه — A man is said to have 'ad'a' if his young children are many.
دَعْدَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to move until fullclassical

    To move something until it becomes full and abundant, like a bowl or a sack.

  2. 2.
    to fillclassical

    To fill something completely.

  3. 3.
    to move slowlyclassical

    To move with a slow, undulating, or hesitant gait.

  4. 4.
    to drive (animals)classical

    To drive or herd small sheep, or to call them with a specific sound.

دَعْدَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fillingclassical

    The act of filling something completely.

  2. 2.
    slow movementclassical

    A short, slow, and hesitant step in walking.

  3. 3.
    calling sheepclassical

    A specific call used for small sheep.

المُدَعْدَعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    fullclassical

    Filled to abundance, especially referring to a large platter of food.

المطعمون الجفنة المدعدعه — Those who feed the abundantly filled platter.
دَعْ دَعْparticle
  1. 1.
    come on!classical

    A word used to encourage someone who has stumbled, meaning 'get up and recover'.

  2. 2.
    lift up!classical

    An exclamation said to a fallen person, wishing them recovery and safety.

دعدعا — 'Da'da'a' (meaning 'lift up').
دَعْدَاعadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-movingclassical

    Moving with slowness and a degree of deviation or difficulty.

سعيًا غير دعداع — A gait that is not slow or hesitant.
الدَّعْدَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    short personclassical

    A short man.

الدُّعَعnoun
  1. 1.
    remaining daysclassical

    The remaining days of the month.

كم تدع ليلتهم هذه من الشهر؟ — How many days of this month do you leave remaining?

Parallel reading

دفعه في جفوة
He pushed him with harshness.
دعه دفعه دفعا عنيفا
He pushed him with a violent push.
فذلك الذي يدع اليتيم
That is the one who pushes the orphan away harshly.
أي يعنف به عنفا دفعا وانتهارا
Meaning he is harsh with him, pushing and scolding him.
يوم يدعون إلى نار جهنم دعا
The Day they will be driven forcefully to the Fire of Hell.
يدفعون دفعا عنيفا
They are driven with a violent push.
اللهم دعها إلى النار دعا
O Allah, drive her forcefully to the Fire.
أنهم كانوا لا يدعون عنه ولا يكرهون
They used to not push him away nor dislike him.
الدعاعة: عشبة تطحن وتخبز وهي ذات قضب وورق متسطحة النبتة ومنبتها الصحاري والسهل، وجناتها حبة سوداء
The da'a'ah: is an herb that is ground and baked, having stems and flat leaves, growing in deserts and plains, and its seeds are black.
والجمع دعاع
And its plural is da'a'.
والدعادع: نبت يكون فيه ماء في الصيف تأكله البقر
And the da'ada': is a plant that has water in it during the summer, which cows eat.
واحدته دعاعة، وهو نبت معروف
Its singular is da'a'ah, and it is a known plant.
واللدم: اللعق
And al-ladam: is licking.
والدعاع: عيال الرجل الصغار
And al-du'a': are the small children of a man.
ويقال: أدع الرجل إذا كثر دعاعه
And it is said: a man has 'ad'a' if his young children are many.
الدعاعة: حبة سوداء يأكلها فقراء البادية إذا أجدبوا
The da'a'ah: is a black seed eaten by the poor of the desert when they are in drought.
ذات دعادع وزعازع
Possessing barren lands and desolate areas.
الدعاع: متفرق النخل، والدعاع النخل المتفرق
Al-du'a': is scattered palm trees, and al-du'a' is scattered palm trees.
ما بين النخلة إلى النخلة دعاع
The space between one palm tree and another is da'a'.
المطعمون الجفنة المدعدعه
Those who feed the abundantly filled platter.
فدعدعا سرة الركاء، كما ... دعدع ساقي الأعاجم الغربا
So they filled the center of al-Raka', just as ... the cupbearer of the non-Arabs filled the goblet.
لحى الله قوما لم يقولوا لعاثر، ... ولا لابن عم ناله العثر: دعدعا
May Allah curse a people who did not say 'La'a' to a stumbler, ... nor 'Da'da'a' to a cousin who stumbled.
وإن هوى العاثر قلنا: دعدعا ... له، وعالينا بتنعيش: لعا
And if the stumbler falls, we say: 'Da'da'a' ... for him, and we raise him up with encouragement: 'La'a'.
دعدعت بالصبي دعدعة إذا عثر فقلت له: دع دع أي ارتفع
You say 'da'da'a' to a child when he stumbles, meaning 'get up'.
والدعدعة: قصر الخطو في المشي مع عجل
And al-da'da'ah: is shortness of stride in walking with haste.
سعيًا غير دعداع
A gait that is not slow and hesitant.
دع دع بأعنقك النوائم، إنني ... في باذخ، يا ابن المراغة، عالي
Call 'Da' Da' to your resting camels, for I am ... in loftiness, O son of al-Maraghah, exalted.
كم تدع ليلتهم هذه من الشهر؟
How many days of this month do you leave remaining?
ولسنا لأضيافنا بالدعع
And we are not neglectful towards our guests.