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دعكن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes something solid, strong, and well-built, particularly referring to a robust and healthy female camel. It can also extend to describe a person of good character or a well-built, docile animal.

Derived headwords

الدعكنةnoun
  1. 1.
    Robust female camelclassical

    A female camel that is solid, strong, and sturdy. It can also refer to a fat or well-fed camel.

دعكنadjective
  1. 1.
    Solid, strongclassical

    Describing a person as solid, strong, and of good character.

  2. 2.
    Well-built, docileclassical

    Describing an animal, such as a mule, as well-built and docile.

دمثadjective
  1. 1.
    Good-natured, gentleclassical

    Describing a person as having a gentle, good-natured disposition.

حسن الخلقadjective
  1. 1.
    Good characterclassical

    Possessing good manners and a virtuous character.

قرودadjective
  1. 1.
    Docile, obedientclassical

    Describing an animal that is easily managed and obedient.

اليسadjective
  1. 1.
    Gentle, tractableclassical

    Describing an animal that is gentle and easy to handle.

Parallel reading

الناقة الصلبة الشديدة
The solid, strong female camel.
وقيل: السمينة
And it was said: the fat one.
ألا ارحلوا دعكنة دحنه
O people, mount the robust, well-fed female camel.
بما ارتعى مزهية مغنه
From what she grazed, making her proud and content.
وفي النوادر رجل دعكن دمث حسن الخلق
And in Al-Nawadir, a man is described as دعكن (solid, strong), دمث (gentle), حسن الخلق (of good character).
وبرذون دعكن قرود أليس
And a mule that is دعكن (well-built), قرود (docile), أليس (gentle).
إذا كان ذلولا
If it was docile.