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دهاع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of driving or urging animals, specifically birds (like pigeons or doves), using a specific sound or call. It encompasses the action of the herder and the sound itself.

Derived headwords

دَهَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Call for birdsclassical

    A specific type of call or sound used to drive or summon birds, particularly pigeons or doves.

دِهْدَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Call for birdsclassical

    Another term for a call or sound used to drive or summon birds, similar to 'dahāʿ'.

دَهَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to drive/urge birdsclassical

    To drive or urge birds, especially pigeons or doves, using a specific call or sound.

دَهْدَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to drive/urge birdsclassical

    To drive or urge birds using a call or sound, similar to the verb 'dahʿa'.

Parallel reading

دهاع، كقطام، ودهداع، كقرقار: زجر للعنوق.
Dahāʿ, like qatām, and dihdāʿ, like qarqar: a call to drive pigeons.
دهع بها الراعي، كمنع، ودهدع: زجرها بهما.
The shepherd drove them (pigeons) with it (the call), as in 'manaʿa', and he drove them with it (the call), as in 'dahdaʿa'.