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دهدي
Root entry · 6 derived lemmasThis root primarily deals with the concept of rolling, tumbling, or moving something downwards, often with a sense of momentum or instability. It can also extend to describing a person's nature or origin.
Derived headwords
دَهْدَيْتُverb
- 1.to roll somethingboth
To cause something, like a stone, to roll or tumble down.
دَهْدَهْتُهُverb
- 1.to roll somethingboth
An intensified form of 'dahdaytu', meaning to roll or push something down with more force or repetition.
تَدَهْدَىverb
- 1.to roll downboth
To roll or tumble down by oneself, often due to gravity or momentum.
تَدَهْدَهَverb
- 1.to roll downboth
An intensified form of 'tadaha', meaning to roll or tumble down with significant momentum or instability.
الدَّهْدَاءُnoun
- 1.origin, kindclassical
Refers to the origin, lineage, or kind of a person or thing.
الدَّهْدَهَاءُnoun
- 1.origin, kindclassical
An alternative or possibly more emphatic form referring to origin, lineage, or kind.
Parallel reading
دهديت الحجر
I rolled the stone.
دهدهته
I rolled it (intensified).
فتدهدى
And it rolled down.
وتدهده
And it tumbled down (intensified).
ما أدري أي الدهداء هو
I do not know what his origin is.
أي الخلق هو
Meaning, what kind of creature he is.
وعندي الدهدهاء
And I have the origin/kind.