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دغغ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of tickling or gently stimulating, whether physically or verbally. It extends to the idea of subtly provoking or undermining someone's honor or lineage through insinuation or criticism.

Derived headwords

دَغْدَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to tickleboth

    To stimulate the body, especially in sensitive areas, causing laughter or a twitching sensation.

  2. 2.
    to provoke gentlyboth

    To subtly agitate or stimulate someone, often with words or insinuations.

دَغْدَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ticklingboth

    The act or sensation of being tickled.

  2. 2.
    gentle provocationboth

    A subtle form of incitement or stimulation, often verbal.

مُدَغْدَغadjective
  1. 1.
    one whose honor is attackedclassical

    Describing someone whose lineage or honor is being subtly attacked or questioned.

Parallel reading

الدغدغة في البضع وغيره.
Tickling in the private parts and elsewhere.
التحريك.
Movement/agitation.
ويقال للمغموز في حسبه أو نسبه: مدغدغ.
And one whose lineage or honor is questioned is called 'mudaghdagh'.
ويقال: دغدغه بكلمة إذا طعن عليه؛
And it is said: he tickled him with a word if he attacked him;
علي إني لست بالمدغدغ
Ali, indeed I am not one whose honor is attacked
أي لا يطعن في حسبي.
Meaning, my lineage is not attacked.