ذحلم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of violently striking, throwing down, or causing something to fall or roll. It encompasses the physical actions of slaughtering, crushing, and tumbling, often with a sense of force or momentum.

Derived headwords

ذَحْلَمَverb

1.
to slaughterclassical
To slaughter an animal, similar to the act of 'sahthana'.
2.
to throw downclassical
To throw something down forcefully, causing it to fall or be crushed.
3.
to crushclassical
To crush something, especially with a stone or similar heavy object.

تَذَحْلَمَverb

1.
to be thrown downclassical
To be thrown down or made to fall violently.
2.
to tumbleclassical
To tumble or roll, often as if falling into an abyss.

يَتَذَحْلَمُverb

1.
tumblingclassical
The act of tumbling or rolling, described as if falling into a deep pit.

تَذَحْلُمًاnoun

1.
tumblingclassical
The act of tumbling or rolling, used adverbially to describe a manner of movement.

Parallel reading

ذَحْلَمَهُ وسَحْتَنَهُ إذا ذَبَحَهُ.

He slaughtered him (dhahlamahu) and sahthana-ed him when he slaughtered him.

وذَحْلَمَهُ فتَذَحْلَمَ إذا دَهْوَرَهُ فتَدَهْوَرَ.

And he threw him down (dhahlamahu) so he was thrown down (tadahlamu) when he made him roll down (dahwarahu) so he rolled down (tadahwara).

ومَرَّ يَتَذَحْلَمُ كأنه يَتَدَحْرَجُ؛

And he passed by tumbling (yatadahlamu) as if he were rolling (yatadaharjaju);

كأنه في هُوَّةٍ تَذَحْلَمَا

As if he were in a chasm tumbling (tadahlaman).

وذَحْلَمْتُهُ: صَرَعْتُهُ وذلك إذا ضَرَبْتَهُ بحَجَرٍ ونَحْوِهِ.

And I threw him down (dhahlamtuhu): I felled him, and that is when you strike him with a stone or the like.