دغا

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns falling into something unpleasant, whether a physical stumble, a shameful word, or a morally corrupt state. It also extends to describe people with bad character or unstable dispositions, and includes several specific names and terms.

Derived headwords

الدَّغْوَةnoun

1.
ugly fallclassical
An ugly or shameful stumble or fall.
2.
ugly wordclassical
An unpleasant or shameful word that one hears.

دَغِيَverb

1.
to be unstableclassical
To be unstable in character or disposition; to have bad morals.

الدَّغِيَّةnoun

1.
ugly fallclassical
An ugly or shameful stumble or fall.
2.
ugly wordclassical
An unpleasant or shameful word that one hears.
3.
debaucheryclassical
Immorality or dissolute behavior.

ذو دَغَواتadjective

1.
unstable characterclassical
Describing a person who does not remain steadfast in their character or disposition; someone with bad morals.

ذو دَغِيّاتadjective

1.
unstable characterclassical
Describing a person who does not remain steadfast in their character or disposition; someone with bad morals.

دَغاوَةnoun

1.
people of Sudanclassical
A group or tribe of the Sudanic peoples, located behind the Zanj.

دَغَةname

1.
foolish manclassical
The name of a man who was known for his foolishness.
2.
foolish womanclassical
The name of a woman from the tribe of 'Ijil, known for her foolishness.
3.
mothclassical
A moth.
4.
small creatureclassical
A small crawling creature or insect.

دَغِيّadjective

1.
unstableclassical
Unstable in character or disposition; having bad morals.

Parallel reading

الدغوة ودغي الدغية: السقطة القبيحة

Ad-daghwah and daghi ad-daghiyah: the ugly fall.

وقيل: الكلمة القبيحة تسمعها

And it was said: the ugly word that you hear.

ورجل ذو دغوات ودغي دغيات: لا يثبت على خلق

And a man with daghawat and daghi daghiyat: does not remain steadfast in character.

وقيل: ذو أخلاق رديئة

And it was said: having bad morals.

ذا دغوات قلب الأخلاق

Having daghawat, the heart of morals (meaning: having bad, shifting morals).

ودغي دغية من خطل مغدودن

And daghi daghiyah from rambling, unsteady speech.

نحن نقول دغي دغية وغيرنا يقول دغوة

We say daghi daghiyah and others say daghwah.

وإنما أرادوا دغية ثم خفف كما قالوا هين وهين

They only intended daghiyah, then it was lightened, just as they said hayyin and hayyin.

ودغاوة: جيل من السودان خلف الزنج في جزيرة البحر

Daghawah: a tribe of the Sudanic peoples behind the Zanj in the island of the sea.

والمعروف زغاوة، بالزاي، جنس من السودان

But the known term is Zaghawah, with a Zay, a type of Sudanese people.

ودغة: اسم رجل كان أحمق

Daghah: the name of a man who was foolish.

ودغة: اسم امرأة من عجل تحمق

Daghah: the name of a woman from 'Ijil who was foolish.

يقال: فلان أحمق من دغة

It is said: So-and-so is more foolish than Daghah.

وأصلها دغو أو دغي والهاء عوض

And its origin is daghw or daghi, and the Haa' is a substitute.

ودغي الدغية: الدعارة

And daghi ad-daghiyah: debauchery.