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دهدي

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This 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. 1.
    to roll somethingboth

    To cause something, like a stone, to roll or tumble down.

دَهْدَهْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to roll somethingboth

    An intensified form of 'dahdaytu', meaning to roll or push something down with more force or repetition.

تَدَهْدَىverb
  1. 1.
    to roll downboth

    To roll or tumble down by oneself, often due to gravity or momentum.

تَدَهْدَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to roll downboth

    An intensified form of 'tadaha', meaning to roll or tumble down with significant momentum or instability.

الدَّهْدَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    origin, kindclassical

    Refers to the origin, lineage, or kind of a person or thing.

الدَّهْدَهَاءُnoun
  1. 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.