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درحي

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to a specific type of large, short man. The primary derived term describes this physical characteristic.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْحَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    large, short manclassical

    A term for a man who is both large in stature and short in height.

Parallel reading

الدرحاية الرجل الضخم القصير، وهي فعلاية
Ad-darḥāyah is the large, short man, and it is on the pattern of 'faʿlāyah'.
عكوكا، إذا مشى، درحايه
He is stout when he walks, a darḥāyah...
تحسبني لا أعرف الحدايه
You think I do not know the guidance.