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الديش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a male chicken (rooster) and also denotes a specific historical figure. It may also be used as a proper name.

Derived headwords

الدِيكnoun
  1. 1.
    Roosterboth

    A male chicken, known for its crowing.

الدِيشname
  1. 1.
    Ibn al-Hawnclassical

    A historical figure, specifically Ibn al-Hawn bin Khuzaymah.

دَائِشname
  1. 1.
    Christian proper nameclassical

    A proper name associated with Christians.

Parallel reading

الدِيش: بالكسر: الديك
Al-dīsh (with kasra): the rooster.
والهون بن خزيمة
And Ibn al-Hawn bin Khuzaymah.
وقد يفتح
And it may be pronounced with a fatha.
ودائش: من أعلام النصارى
And Dā'ish: among the notable figures of Christians.