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داع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of swimming or moving through water, often in a forward or aggressive manner. It also encompasses a specific type of small red fish and a historical reference to a significant day.

Derived headwords

دَاعَ يَدُوعُverb
  1. 1.
    to swimboth

    To move through water by means of limbs or fins.

  2. 2.
    to move forwardclassical

    To advance or progress, especially in a swimming or gliding motion.

  3. 3.
    to rushclassical

    To move with great speed and impetuosity, as if swimming.

الدَّوْعnoun
  1. 1.
    small red fishclassical

    A small, red fish, approximately the size of a finger.

بَهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    a single fishclassical

    The singular form of the fish described by the root, referring to one individual.

الدَّوَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    a day of conflictclassical

    A specific day from their history, likely associated with a battle or significant event.

Parallel reading

داع يدوع: استن عاديا أو سابحا.
He swims forward or gliding.
والدوع، بالضم: سمكة حمراء صغيرة كإصبع، الواحدة: بهاء، ج: كصرد.
And ad-daw' (with dammah) is a small red fish like a finger; its singular is bahā', and its plural is like 'as-surad'.
ويوم الدواع، بالضم كغراب: من أيامهم.
And Yawm ad-dawā' (with dammah, like ghurāb) is one of their days.