الدليص

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes qualities of smoothness, slipperiness, and softness, often applied to physical objects like surfaces, garments, or even animals. It can also extend to describe a person's state of being smooth or having lost teeth, and metaphorically to something that slips away.

Derived headwords

الدَّلِيصadjective

1.
smooth and shinyboth
Describing something that is soft, smooth, and has a lustrous sheen, like polished metal or silk.
2.
lustrousclassical
Possessing a bright, reflective quality, similar to the gleam of gold.

الدَّلَاصadjective

1.
smooth and shinyboth
Similar to الدليص, referring to a smooth, lustrous surface.

دَلَصَverb

1.
to be smooth and shinyclassical
The verb form indicating the state of being smooth and lustrous.

دَلَصَةnoun

1.
smoothness and shininessclassical
The state or quality of being smooth and lustrous.

دَلَصَverb

1.
to lose teethclassical
Used to describe a person or animal that has lost its teeth.

دَلْصَاءadjective

1.
toothlessclassical
Describing someone who has lost their teeth.
2.
slipperyclassical
Referring to a person who is slippery or elusive.

أَدْلَصَadjective

1.
newly grown hairclassical
Describing a donkey that has grown new hair.
2.
slipperyclassical
Describing a person who is slippery or elusive.

أَدْلَصِيّadjective

1.
newly grown hairclassical
Describing a donkey that has grown new hair.

الدَّلْصnoun

1.
level groundclassical
Referring to a flat, even expanse of land.
2.
smoothnessclassical
The quality of being smooth or slippery.

الدَّلْصَةnoun

1.
level groundclassical
Referring to a flat, even expanse of land.
2.
smoothnessclassical
The quality of being smooth or slippery.

دَلَصَverb

1.
to lose teethclassical
The verb form indicating the loss of teeth.

الدَّلُوسadjective

1.
movingclassical
Describing something that is in motion or moves easily.

التَّدْلِيصnoun

1.
softeningclassical
The act of making something soft or smooth.
2.
polishingclassical
The act of making a surface smooth and shiny.
3.
intercourse outside the vaginaclassical
A specific term for sexual intercourse performed externally.

انْدَلَصَverb

1.
to slipclassical
To fall or slip out of one's grasp or control.

دَلَصَةadjective

1.
shedding wool/hairclassical
Describing a female camel that has shed its wool or hair.

دَلَصَverb

1.
to shed wool/hairclassical
The verb form indicating the shedding of wool or hair, specifically for a female camel.

دَلَصَadjective

1.
slipperyclassical
Describing a person who is slippery or elusive.

Parallel reading

كالدَّلَاص

like the smooth and shiny

ودِرْعٌ دَلَّاصٌ

and a smooth and shiny coat of mail

مَلْسَاءُ لَيِّنَةٌ

smooth and soft

وَقَدْ دَلَصَتْ دَلَاصَةً

and she became smooth and shiny

وَأَرْضٌ وَنَاقَةٌ دَلَّاصٌ

and a smooth land and a smooth she-camel

مَلْسَاءُ

smooth

وَأَرْضٌ وَنَاقَةٌ دَلَّاصٌ، كَتَنَّانٌ: مَلْسَاءُ

and a smooth land and a smooth she-camel, like linen: smooth.

وَنَاقَةٌ دَلْصَةٌ، كَزُنَخَةٍ: سَقَطَ وَبَرُهَا

and a she-camel with shed wool, like zunakha: its wool fell off.

وَحِمَارٌ أَدْلَصَ وَأَدْلَصِيٌّ: نَبَتَ لَهُ شَعَرٌ جَدِيدٌ

and a donkey with new hair growth and a donkey with new hair growth: new hair grew for it.

وَرَجُلٌ أَدْلَصَ وَدَلِصَ: أَزْلَقَ

and a man who is slippery and a man who is slippery: he is slippery.

وَهِيَ دَلْصَاءُ

and she is slippery.

وَالدَّلْصُ وَالدَّلْصَةُ: الْأَرْضُ الْمُسْتَوِيَةُ

And the level ground and the level ground: the even land.

وَجَمْعُهَا دَلَاصٌ أَيْضًا

and its plural is also dalas.

وَنَابٌ دَلْصَاءُ: سَاقِطَةُ الْأَسْنَانِ

and a toothless incisor: having lost its teeth.

وَقَدْ دَلَصَتْ، كَفَرِحَ

and she lost her teeth, like faraha.

وَالدَّلُوسُ، كَسَنُورٍ: الَّذِي يَتَحَرَّكُ

And the moving one, like sanur: that which moves.

وَالتَّدْلِيصُ: التَّلْيِينُ، وَالتَّمْلِيسُ، وَالنِّكَاحُ خَارِجَ الْفَرْجِ

And softening: making soft, polishing, and intercourse outside the vagina.

وَانْدَلَصَ مِنْ يَدِي: سَقَطَ

And it slipped from my hand: it fell.