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دردق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes smallness, specifically referring to young children, young animals, and small, low-lying sand formations. It also extends to encompass small or insignificant individuals within a larger group.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْدَقnoun
  1. 1.
    young childrenboth

    Refers to very young boys or children.

  2. 2.
    small young animalsboth

    The small young of any animal, originally referring to young sheep.

  3. 3.
    small young camelsboth

    Refers to young camels.

  4. 4.
    small young peopleboth

    Refers to young or insignificant individuals within a group of people.

دَرْدَقnoun
  1. 1.
    small low sand duneclassical

    A small, compacted mound of sand.

دَرَادِقnoun
  1. 1.
    young childrenboth

    Plural form for young boys or children.

الدَّرْدَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    small low sand duneclassical

    A small, compacted mound of sand, which reveals sand when dug.

  2. 2.
    small sand ridgesclassical

    Small ridges of sand, part of larger sand formations.

الدَّرَادِقnoun
  1. 1.
    small young animalsboth

    Plural form for the small young of any animal, originally sheep.

Parallel reading

يقال: ولدان دردق ودرادق.
It is said: 'children dardaq and daradiq'.
والدردق: الصغير من كل شيء، وأصله الصغار من الغنم، والجمع الدرادق.
And 'ad-dardaq' is the small of everything, and its origin is the young of sheep, and the plural is 'ad-daradiq'.
والدرداق: دك صغير متلبد، فإذا حفرت كشفت عن رمل؛
And 'ad-dardaq' is a small, compacted mound, and if you dig it, you uncover sand;
وتواريه عراض الرمال والدرداق
and the broad sand ridges and the dardaq conceal it.
أما الدرداق فإنها حبال صغار من حبال الرمل العظيمة.
As for 'ad-dardaq', they are small ridges from the great sand ridges.
والدردق: صغار الإبل والناس؛
And 'ad-dardaq' refers to young camels and people;
يهب الجلة الجراجر، كالبستان، ... تحنو لدردق أطفال
The large, robust camels are stirred up, like a garden, ... yearning for the young of children.