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المدعة

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to objects used for scooping or containing, specifically a hollowed coconut shell. It also extends to terms for small fish and place names.

Derived headwords

المِدْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Scooping vesselboth

    A hollowed coconut shell, emptied of its pulp, used as a scoop.

المِيدَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Small fishclassical

    A type of small fish found in the sea.

مِيدَعَانname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a place.

مِدْعَةname
  1. 1.
    Fortress nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a fortress located in Yemen.

المُدَّعِيnoun
  1. 1.
    Accused of unknown lineageclassical

    Someone accused of having an unknown or questionable lineage; attributed to being related to 'al-mid'ah' or to the concept of 'دعوة' (invitation/claim) in lineage, according to a dialectal pronunciation.

Parallel reading

النارجيل المفرغ من لبه يغترف به.
The coconut, emptied of its pulp, is used for scooping.
والميدع: سمك صغار من سمك البحر.
And al-mayda': small fish from the sea fish.
وميدعان: ع.
And Maydan: a place name.
وكعنب: حصن باليمن.
And ka-'unub: a fortress in Yemen.
والمدعي: المتهم في نسبه،
And al-mudda'i: the one accused regarding his lineage,
قيل: منسوب إلى المدعة،
It is said: attributed to al-mid'ah,
أو من الدعوة في النسب على لغة من يقول: دعيت في دعوت.
or from the 'da'wah' (claim/invitation) in lineage, according to the dialect of one who says: 'du'iytu fi da'wati' (I was called in my claim).