دهك

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of grinding, crushing, and breaking things into small pieces. It extends metaphorically to describe the wearing down or destruction of objects, and even the physical breakdown of animals.

Derived headwords

دَهَكَverb

1.
to grindboth
To grind or crush something into powder or small fragments.
2.
to break downboth
To break something down, often to the point of destruction or disintegration.

دَهْكnoun

1.
grindingboth
The act of grinding or crushing something.
2.
crushingboth
The state or action of being crushed or broken down.

دَهُوكnoun

1.
grinding stoneclassical
A stone used for grinding, or something that grinds.

أَرْحَاءnoun

1.
millstonesclassical
The stones of a mill used for grinding grain.
2.
teethclassical
Metaphorically, the teeth or molars, likened to millstones due to their grinding function.

دَهَكnoun

1.
grindingboth
The act of grinding or crushing.

Parallel reading

الطحن والدق

grinding and crushing

وقد رويت بالراء

and it has been narrated with a 'ra'

وإن أنيخت رهب أنضاء عرك، ... ردت رجيعا بين أرحاء دهك

And if the weary, worn-out camels were made to kneel, they would be thrown back as regurgitation between the grinding millstones.

هو عندي جمع دهوك

It is, in my opinion, a plural of 'dahook'

إما مقولة وإما متوهمة

either something said or something imagined

وأرحاؤها أنيابها وأسنانها

And its millstones are its fangs and its teeth

ودهك الشيء يدهكه دهكا إذا طحنه وكسره

And 'dahaka' a thing, he 'dahikuhu' 'dahkan' means to grind it and break it.