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دج

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness, obscurity, and covering. It extends to concepts of slow movement, concealment, and trade, as well as specific terms for animals and military equipment.

Derived headwords

دجّ يدجّ دجيجاًverb
  1. 1.
    to move slowlyboth

    To move at a slow pace, especially in walking.

  2. 2.
    to leakclassical

    Said of a house when it leaks or drips water.

  3. 3.
    to tradeclassical

    To engage in commerce or trade.

  4. 4.
    to lower a curtainclassical

    To lower a curtain or veil, implying concealment.

الدَّجَجnoun
  1. 1.
    intense darknessclassical

    Extreme darkness or obscurity.

  2. 2.
    black mountainsclassical

    Dark or black mountains.

الدَّجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    intense darknessclassical

    Extreme darkness or obscurity, similar to الدَّجَج.

دَجْدَجadjective
  1. 1.
    pitch blackclassical

    Extremely dark, said of colors like black.

دَجَاجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    pitch blackclassical

    Extremely dark, said of colors like black, similar to دَجْدَج.

لَيْلَةٌ دِيجُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    dark nightclassical

    A night characterized by intense darkness.

دَجْدَاجَةadjective
  1. 1.
    dark nightclassical

    A night characterized by intense darkness, similar to دِيجُوج.

لَيْلٌ دَجْدَجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    dark nightclassical

    A night characterized by intense darkness.

بَحْرٌ دَجْدَاجadjective
  1. 1.
    dark seaclassical

    A sea that is dark or rough.

نَاقَةٌ دَجُوجَاةadjective
  1. 1.
    lying down camelclassical

    A female camel that is spread out or lying flat on the ground.

المُدَجَّجnoun
  1. 1.
    armored personclassical

    One who is fully clad in armor.

  2. 2.
    hedgehogclassical

    A hedgehog, due to its spiky appearance.

تَدَجَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to put on armorclassical

    To enter into or put on one's armor.

تَدَجْدَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    To become dark or obscure.

الدَّجَاجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    chickenboth

    A chicken, referring to the bird. The term can be used for both male and female, with variations in pronunciation.

دَجْدَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to call outclassical

    To call out to someone with a specific phrase ('بدج دج').

  2. 2.
    ball of yarnclassical

    A ball or skein of spun yarn.

  3. 3.
    dependentsclassical

    Family members or dependents who are provided for.

  4. 4.
    a nameclassical

    A proper name.

ذو الدجاج الحارثيname
  1. 1.
    a poetclassical

    A specific poet named Dhu al-Dajaj al-Harithi.

أبو الغنائم بن الدجاجيname
  1. 1.
    a traditionistclassical

    A traditionist (muhaddith) named Abu al-Ghanai'm ibn al-Dajaji.

الدجاجيونname
  1. 1.
    a family of traditionistsclassical

    A family known for producing traditionists (muhaddithun).

الدِّجَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    suckling childclassical

    A young suckling child following its mother, also called بهاء.

الدَّاجّnoun
  1. 1.
    deceiversclassical

    Deceivers, tricksters, or those who operate secretly.

  2. 2.
    assistantsclassical

    Helpers or associates.

  3. 3.
    merchantsclassical

    Traders or merchants.

دَجُوجَىadjective
  1. 1.
    darkclassical

    Dark or obscure.

دَجَّجَتِ السَّمَاءُverb
  1. 1.
    to become cloudyclassical

    The sky became cloudy, indicating impending rain or darkness.

دَجُوجname
  1. 1.
    a mountain nameclassical

    The name of a mountain belonging to the tribe of Qays.

الدِّيجَانnoun
  1. 1.
    burden camelsclassical

    Camels used for carrying loads or burdens.

Parallel reading

دجّ يدجّ دجيجاً: دب في السير
Dajja, yadujju, dajijan: to move slowly in walking.
والبيت دجا: وكف
And the house dajja: it leaked.
وفلان: تجر
And so-and-so: he traded.
وأرخى الستر
And he lowered the curtain.
والدجج، بضمتين: شدة الظلمة
And al-dajaj, with two dammahs: intense darkness.
كالدجة، والجبال السود
Like al-dajah, and black mountains.
وأسود دجدج ودجاجي، بضمهما: حالك
And black dajdaj and dajaji, with their dammahs: pitch black.
وليلة ديجوج ودجداجة: مظلمة
And a night dijuj and dajdajah: dark.
وليل دجدجي، وبحر دجدج
And a night dajdaji, and a sea dajdaj.
وناقة دجوجاة: منبسطة على الأرض
And a female camel dajujah: spread out on the ground.
والمدجج والمدجج: الشاك في السلاح، والقنفذ
And al-mudajjaj and al-mudajaj: one clad in armor, and the hedgehog.
وتدجج في شكته: دخل في سلاحه
And tadajjaja in his armor: he entered into his armor.
تدجدج: أظلم، كدجدج
Tadajdaja: it became dark, like dajdaja.
والدجاجة: م، للذكر والأنثى، ويثلث
And al-dajajah: a noun, for male and female, and it can be pronounced with three vowels.
ودجدج: صاح بها: بدج دج
And dajdaja: he called out to it: 'Bidaj daj'.
وكبة من الغزل، والعيال، واسم
And a ball of yarn, and dependents, and a name.
والدججان، كرمضان: الصغير الراضع الداج خلف أمه، وهي بهاء
And al-dijjan, like Ramadan: the small suckling following its mother, and it is bahaa'.
والداج: المكارون والأعوان، والتجار، ومنه الحديث: " هؤلاء الداج وليسوا بالحاج"
And al-daj: the deceivers and the helpers, and the merchants, and from it is the hadith: 'These are al-daj and not al-haj'.
ودجوجى، كهيولى: ع
And dajuji, like hayula: an adjective.
ودججت السماء تدجيجا: غيمت
And the sky dajajajat tadjijan: it became cloudy.
ودجوج، كصبور: جبل لقيس
And dajuj, like sabur: a mountain of Qays.
والديدجان من الإبل: الحمولة
And al-didjan of camels: the burden-carrying ones.