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دهدقه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of breaking, crushing, or violently tearing apart. It extends to the boiling and churning of meat in a pot, and metaphorically to inappropriate laughter or a swaggering gait.

Derived headwords

دَهْدَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to break, crushboth

    To break something into pieces, to crush it violently, often implying the breaking of bones.

دَهْدَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking, crushingboth

    The act of breaking or crushing something into pieces.

  2. 2.
    boiling, churningclassical

    The state of meat churning and boiling vigorously in a pot.

  3. 3.
    inappropriate laughterclassical

    A form of laughter considered unpleasant or excessive.

  4. 4.
    swaggering walkclassical

    A pompous or ostentatious manner of walking, especially over the neck.

دَهْدَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    boiling, churningclassical

    The vigorous boiling and churning of meat in a pot.

دَهْدَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    boiling, churningclassical

    The vigorous boiling and churning of meat in a pot.

  2. 2.
    inappropriate laughterclassical

    A form of laughter considered unpleasant or excessive.

  3. 3.
    swaggering walkclassical

    A pompous or ostentatious manner of walking, especially over the neck.

دَهْدَاقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking, crushingclassical

    The act of breaking or crushing something into pieces, often implying the breaking of bones.

Parallel reading

كسره
to break it
اللحم دهدقة
the meat churns
ودهداقا
and breaking its bones
ويكسر: قطعه وكسر عظامه
and to break: to cut it and break its bones
والبضعة: دارت في القدر إذا غلت
And the piece of meat: it churned in the pot if it boiled
والدهداق: غليانها
And the dahdaq: its boiling
وأسوأ الضحك
and the worst laughter
ومشي فوق العنق
and walking over the neck