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الدح

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of insertion, sexual intercourse, and pushing or striking. It also extends to meanings of spaciousness and descriptions of shortness or stoutness in people and animals.

Derived headwords

الدَحّnoun
  1. 1.
    Insertionclassical

    The act of inserting something, often used in a sexual context.

  2. 2.
    Sexual intercourseclassical

    A direct term for sexual intercourse.

  3. 3.
    Pushing in the neckclassical

    The act of pushing or striking someone in the nape of the neck.

اندَحّverb
  1. 1.
    to become spaciousmodern

    To become wide, broad, or spacious.

اندح: اتسع — It became spacious: it widened.
الدَحْدَاحadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and stoutmodern

    Describing someone or something as short and stout or thickset.

الدَحْدَحadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and stoutmodern

    Describing someone or something as short and stout or thickset.

الدَحَادِحadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and stoutmodern

    Describing someone or something as short and stout or thickset.

الدُحَيْدِحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and stoutmodern

    Describing someone or something as short and stout or thickset.

الدُودَحadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and stoutmodern

    Describing someone or something as short and stout or thickset.

الدَحْدَحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and stoutmodern

    Describing someone or something as short and stout or thickset.

الدَحُوحadjective
  1. 1.
    Large womanclassical

    A woman who is large or imposing in stature.

  2. 2.
    Large she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is large or imposing in stature.

دَحَنْدَحnoun
  1. 1.
    Small creatureclassical

    A small crawling creature or insect.

  2. 2.
    Children's gameclassical

    A game played by children where they gather around something, and if one misses, they must stand on one leg and hop seven times.

دَحْ دَحْphrase
  1. 1.
    Confession and silenceclassical

    An expression used to mean 'I confess, so be silent'.

دَحَا مَحَاphrase
  1. 1.
    Leave itclassical

    An expression meaning 'leave it' or 'let it be'.

Parallel reading

الدح: الدس، والنكاح، والدع في القفا.
Al-Dah: insertion, sexual intercourse, and pushing in the neck.
واندح: اتسع.
And 'andaha' means: it became spacious.
والدحداح، (وبهاء، والدحدح) والدحادح، بالضم، والدحيدحة والدودح والدحدحة: القصير.
And al-dahdah, (and with ha', al-dahdah) and al-dahadah, with dammah, and al-duhaydihah, al-dudah, and al-dahdahah: the short one.
والدحوح: المرأة والناقة العظيمتان.
And al-dahuh: the large woman and the large she-camel.
ودحندح، بالكسر: دويبة، ولعبة للصبية يجتمعون لها، فيقولونها، فمن أخطأها قام على رجل وحجل سبع مرات.
And 'dahandah', with kasrah: a small creature, and a game for children they gather for, and they play it, so whoever misses it stands on one leg and hops seven times.
ويقال للمقر: دح دح ودح ودح.
And it is said to the one who confesses: 'Dah dah, dah, dah'.
أي: أقررت فاسكت.
Meaning: I confess, so be silent.
ويقال دحا محا، أي دعها معها.
And it is said 'Daha maha', meaning 'leave it with her'.