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دمشق

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the city of Damascus and its associated concepts. It also extends to meanings of swiftness and speed, particularly in relation to animals and actions, and a specific type of cooked meat.

Derived headwords

دِمَشْقname
  1. 1.
    Damascusboth

    The capital city of Syria, also referred to as the 'base of Sham'. It is named after its builder, Dimashq bin Kanaan, or Damaschios.

دِمَشْقِيْنname
  1. 1.
    Dimashqinclassical

    A town located in Egypt, similar in form to 'Filastin' (Palestine).

دَمِشْقadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftboth

    Describing a she-camel, a camel, or a man as being fast or swift.

دَمِشْقadjective
  1. 1.
    quick-handedboth

    Describing a man as being quick or efficient in his actions with his hands.

دمشقواverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenboth

    They (masculine plural) approached the matter with haste or speed.

المَدْمَشَقnoun
  1. 1.
    well-cooked roastclassical

    Refers to meat that is thoroughly roasted and well-cooked.

Parallel reading

دمشق، كحضجر، وقد تكسر ميمه: قاعدة الشأم
Damascus, like 'hadjar', and its 'meem' may be broken: the base of Sham.
سميت ببانيها دمشاق بن كنعان، أو دامشقيوس
It was named after its builder, Dimashq bin Kanaan, or Damaschios.
ودمشقين، كفلسطين: ة بمصر
And Dimashqin, like Filastin: a town in Egypt.
وناقة وجمل ورجل دمشق، كجعفر وحضجر وزبرج وعلابط: سريعة
And a she-camel, a camel, and a man are 'damashq', like 'ja'far', 'hadjar', 'zabraj', and 'alaabt': swift.
ورجل دمشق اليدين: سريع العمل بهما
And a man 'damashq al-yadayn': quick in working with them (his hands).
ودمشقوا الأمر: ائتوه بالعجلة
And they 'damashqoo' the matter: they approached it with haste.