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دحلط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to mixing or confusing things, particularly in speech. It describes a state of being jumbled or disordered.

Derived headwords

دَحْلَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to mix up speechclassical

    To speak in a confused or jumbled manner, mixing words or ideas.

دَحْلَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to confuseclassical

    To cause something to become mixed up or disordered, especially in speech.

Parallel reading

دحلط، بالمهملة: خلط في كلامه.
Dahlaṭa, with unpointed letters: he mixed up his speech.