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دنشق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the city of Damascus and its inhabitants. It also extends to concepts of splitting or dividing, possibly metaphorically linked to the city's historical significance or geographical features.

Derived headwords

دِنْشَقname
  1. 1.
    Damascusboth

    The name of the capital city of Syria, a historically significant and ancient metropolis.

الدِّنْشَقِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Damasceneboth

    Pertaining to or originating from the city of Damascus.

تَدَنْشَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to splitclassical

    To divide or split into parts. This usage is less common and potentially metaphorical.

Parallel reading

دِنْشَق: اسمُ مدينةٍ دِمَشْقَ.
Damashq: The name of the city of Damascus.
والدِّنْشَقِيُّ: نِسْبَةٌ إِلَيْهَا.
And al-Dimashqi: Is an attribution to it (Damascus).
وقد يُقالُ: تَدَنْشَقَ الشيءُ: انْشَقَّ.
And it may be said: Tadanashaqa al-shay'u: It split.