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تذقح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of falsely accusing someone or attributing a crime to them that they did not commit. It also encompasses the idea of being inclined or ready to do evil.

Derived headwords

تَذَقَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to falsely accuseclassical

    To falsely accuse someone or attribute a crime to them that they did not commit.

ذَقَاحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    false accusationclassical

    The act of falsely accusing someone or attributing a crime to them that they did not commit.

مُتَذَقِّحadjective
  1. 1.
    inclined to evilclassical

    One who is inclined or ready to do evil, particularly in the context of false accusations.

Parallel reading

تذقح له: تجرم، وتجنى عليه ما لم يذنبه.
He falsely accused him: he committed a crime, and attributed to him what he did not commit.
وهو ذقاحة، بالضم والشد: يفعل ذلك.
And he is a ذقاحة (one who commits false accusations), with damma and shadda: he does that.
ومتذقح للشر: متلقح له.
And متذقح for evil: receptive to it.