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دهفه

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of taking something forcefully or excessively. It also extends to describe people or camels that are exhausted or lost due to prolonged travel.

Derived headwords

دَهْفَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to take excessivelyboth

    To seize or take something in a large or excessive amount.

دَاهِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    strangerclassical

    A person who is unfamiliar or unknown, a stranger.

  2. 2.
    exhausted camelclassical

    A camel that is weary and unable to continue due to long travel.

Parallel reading

أخذه أخذا كثيرا
to take it a great deal
وداهفة من الناس
and a stranger from among people
ومن الإبل: معيية من طول السير
and from camels: exhausted from the length of the journey