دحض

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of slipping, sliding, and falling, often metaphorically applied to arguments or evidence becoming invalid or refuted. It also extends to meanings of searching, investigating, and the passage of time.

Derived headwords

دَحَضَverb

1.
to slipboth
To slip or slide, especially with the feet.
2.
to become invalidboth
To become null, void, or invalid, typically referring to an argument or proof.
3.
to searchclassical
To search or investigate, often related to a matter or issue.
4.
to moveclassical
To move or pass, referring to the sun.

دحض برجله — He slipped with his foot

الحجة دحوضا — The argument became invalid

دَحُوضًاnoun

1.
invalidationclassical
The state or act of becoming invalid or void, used as a masdar for 'dahaḍa'.

أَدْحَضَverb

1.
to invalidateboth
To cause something, like an argument or proof, to become invalid or refuted.

وأدحضتها — And I invalidated it

دُحَيْضَةname

1.
name of a water sourceclassical
A name of a water source belonging to the tribe of Banu Tamim.

ودحيضة، كجهينة: ماءة لبني تميم — And Duḥayḍah, like Juḥaynah: a water source of Banu Tamim.

دَحْضadjective

1.
slipperyboth
Describing a place that is slippery or prone to causing slips.

ومكان دحض — And a slippery place

دَحُوضadjective

1.
slipperyboth
Describing a place that is slippery or prone to causing slips.

ودحوض: زلق — And slippery: prone to slipping.

دَحَاضnoun

1.
slippery placesboth
The plural of a slippery place; areas prone to slipping.

ج: دحاض — Plural: slippery places.

مَدْحَضَةnoun

1.
slippery placeboth
A place that causes one to slip; a slippery spot.

والمدحضة: المزلة — And the slippery place: the place of slipping.

مَدْحَضَةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name in the Hijaz region.

وكصبور: ع بالحجاز — And like 'ṣabūr': a place name in the Hijaz.

Parallel reading

دحض برجله

He slipped with his foot

عن الأمر: بحث

About the matter: he searched

ورجله: زلقت

And his foot: it slipped

والشمس: زالت

And the sun: it moved/passed its zenith

والحجة دحوضا

And the argument became invalid

وأدحضتها

And I invalidated it

ودحيضة، كجهينة: ماءة لبني تميم

And Duḥayḍah, like Juḥaynah: a water source of Banu Tamim

ومكان دحض

And a slippery place

ويحرك

And it is vocalized (with movement)

ودحوض: زلق

And slippery: prone to slipping

ج: دحاض

Plural: slippery places

والمدحضة: المزلة

And the slippery place: the place of slipping

وكصبور: ع بالحجاز

And like 'ṣabūr': a place name in the Hijaz