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الداح

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of expansion, growth, and spreading out. It encompasses physical growth in plants and bodies, as well as the distribution or scattering of wealth. It also touches upon decorative patterns and markings.

Derived headwords

الداحnoun
  1. 1.
    Pattern/markingclassical

    A pattern or marking that appears, often for children's amusement or distraction. It can refer to decorative patterns, woven designs, or lines on animals.

داحةnoun
  1. 1.
    World/lifeclassical

    Used metaphorically to refer to the world or worldly life, implying its expansive and perhaps distracting nature.

سوارnoun
  1. 1.
    Braceletboth

    A type of bracelet characterized by twisted or strong cords.

خلوقnoun
  1. 1.
    Perfumeclassical

    A type of perfume or scented mixture, often made from saffron.

وشيnoun
  1. 1.
    Embroidery/patternboth

    Embroidery or a decorative woven pattern.

خطوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Lines/stripesboth

    Lines or stripes, such as those found on a bull or other animals.

الدوحةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large treeboth

    A large, spreading tree.

دوحnoun
  1. 1.
    Large treesboth

    The plural of 'dawḥah', referring to large, spreading trees.

داحverb
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    to be large/bloatedclassical

    Said of a stomach, meaning it became large, distended, or bloated.

داحverb
  1. 1.
    to grow largeclassical

    Said of a tree, meaning it grew large and spread out.

دائحةadjective
  1. 1.
    Large/spreadingclassical

    Describing a tree that has grown large and spread out.

دوائحnoun
  1. 1.
    Large/spreading treesclassical

    The plural of 'dā'iḥah', referring to trees that have grown large and spread out.

دوّحverb
  1. 1.
    to distribute/scatterclassical

    To distribute or scatter one's wealth.

تدويحاnoun
  1. 1.
    Distribution/scatteringclassical

    The act of distributing or scattering wealth.

Parallel reading

نقش يلوح للصبيان، يعللون به
A marking that appears for children, with which they amuse themselves.
الدنيا داحة
The world is expansive/distracting.
سوار ذو قوى مفتولة
A bracelet with twisted cords.
الخلوق من الطيب
The perfume is from the scent.
وشي
Embroidery.
وخطوط على الثور وغيره
And lines on a bull and other things.
والدوحة: الشجرة العظيمة
And the dawḥah: the great tree.
ج: دوح
Plural: dawḥ.
داح بطنه: عظم، واسترسل
His stomach became large: it grew big and distended.
كانداح
Like a distended (stomach).
و الشجرة: عظمت
And the tree: it grew large.
فهي دائحة
So it is large/spreading.
ج: دوائح
Plural: dawā'iḥ.
ودوح ماله تدويحا: فرقه
And he scattered his wealth, scattering it: he distributed it.