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دعشق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to small creatures, specifically insects, and by extension, can be used metaphorically to refer to small or short individuals, particularly young girls or women.

Derived headwords

الدعشوقةnoun
  1. 1.
    small insectboth

    A small crawling creature, similar to a beetle.

  2. 2.
    short girl/womanclassical

    A term of endearment or sometimes a diminutive, used for a short young girl or woman, by way of comparison to the small insect.

دعشقname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name.

Parallel reading

الدعشوقة: دويبة كالخنفساء
Al-du'shuqah: a small creature like a beetle.
وربما قيل للصبية والمرأة القصيرة: يا دعشوقة تشبيها بتلك الدويبة
And perhaps it is said to a young girl and a short woman: 'O du'shuqah' by way of comparison to that small creature.
وقال الجوهري: دويبة ولم يحلها
And Al-Jawhari said: a small creature, and he did not elaborate on it.
ودعشق: اسم
And Du'shuq is a name.