الدغف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of taking or acquiring something excessively or greedily. It also extends to the idea of burdening someone with an impossible task or something without purpose.

Derived headwords

الدَّغْفnoun

1.
Excessive takingclassical
The act of taking or acquiring a large amount of something, often implying greed or excess.

دَغَفَverb

1.
To take excessivelyclassical
To take or acquire a great deal of something.

دَغْفَاءadjective

1.
Foolishclassical
Describing someone as foolish or lacking sense, often in the context of being burdened with the impossible.

أَبَا دَغْفَاءname

1.
Father of the foolishclassical
A name or epithet used to refer to someone foolish, particularly when they are assigned a task that is impossible or pointless.

Parallel reading

الأخذ الكثير

The taking of much

وإذا حمقوا إنسانا قالوا: "يا أبا دغفاء ولدها فقارا"

And if they called a person foolish, they would say: 'O Aba Daghfaa, its offspring is a barren creature.'

أي: شيئا لا رأس له ولا ذنب

Meaning: something that has neither a head nor a tail.

والمعنى: كلفها ما لا تطيق ولا يكون

And the meaning is: He burdened her with what she cannot bear and what cannot be.