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ضوكع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of being slow, heavy, or sluggish, often due to exhaustion, physical burden, or a lack of intelligence and decisiveness. It can refer to a heavy or clumsy gait, or a person who is physically or mentally slow and weak.

Derived headwords

ضوكعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be exhaustedboth

    To become weary or tired, especially in movement.

تَضَوْكَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to become heavyclassical

    To feel heavy or sluggish, particularly due to being barefoot or having sore feet.

الضَوْكَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy personclassical

    A man who is very fleshy, foolish, and slow-witted.

  2. 2.
    slow-wittedclassical

    Describing someone who is weak in opinion and indecisive.

  3. 3.
    clumsy womanclassical

    A woman who walks with a swaying gait, appearing to move with difficulty.

Parallel reading

ضوكع في مشيه: أعيا.
He was slow and heavy in his gait: he was exhausted.
وتضوكع من الحفاء: ثقل.
And he became heavy from being barefoot: he felt sluggish.
الضوكعة، كجوهرة: الرجل الكثير اللحم، الأحمق الثقيل، الواني الضعيف الرأي، والمرأة التي تتمايل في جنبيها تفرغ المشي.
The 'dawka'ah', like 'jawharah': the man who is very fleshy, foolish, and heavy, the weak and indecisive one in opinion, and the woman who sways from side to side, appearing to walk with difficulty.