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دحرض

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific location or body of water, possibly with connotations of being a place of drinking or a boundary. The primary usage seems to be in poetic contexts, referring to a specific geographical or mythical place.

Derived headwords

دَحْرَضnoun
  1. 1.
    place of drinkingclassical

    A place where one drinks, possibly a watering hole or a specific body of water.

  2. 2.
    boundaryclassical

    A limit or border, potentially a geographical marker.

الدَّحْرَضَيْنname
  1. 1.
    Al-Dahradaynclassical

    A dual name referring to two specific places or bodies of water, mentioned in poetry.

Parallel reading

شربت بماء الدحرضين فأصبحت
I drank from the water of Al-Dahradayn and became...
زوراء تنفر عن حياض الديلم
...a crooked (or distant) one, repelled from the watering places of the Daylam.