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دعلق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of distance, baseness, and involvement in complex or obscure matters. It describes actions of moving away, qualities of lowliness, and the state of being deeply entangled in affairs.

Derived headwords

دَعْلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to move awayclassical

    To move to a distant place, to go far off.

الدَّعْلَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    basenessclassical

    A quality of being low, ignoble, or base.

  2. 2.
    pursuitclassical

    The act of following or pursuing something closely.

المُدَعْلَقadjective
  1. 1.
    involvedclassical

    One who is deeply involved or entangled in matters, especially those that are obscure or complicated.

Parallel reading

دعلق في الوادي: أبعد.
He moved far off in the valley: he went far.
والدعلقة: الدناءة،
And the da'laqah: baseness,
وتتبع الشيء.
and the pursuit of a thing.
والمدعلق: الداخل في الأمور المغمض فيها.
And the mud'alaq: one who enters into obscure matters.