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دمكت

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of speed, firmness, and intensity. It describes rapid movement, solid or dense objects, and powerful actions or entities. It also extends to completeness and intensity in time and physical structure.

Derived headwords

دَمَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to run fastboth

    To move with great speed, specifically used for a rabbit's running.

  2. 2.
    to become smoothclassical

    To make something smooth or sleek.

  3. 3.
    to grindclassical

    To crush or grind something.

  4. 4.
    to rise highclassical

    Used for the sun when it has ascended high in the sky.

  5. 5.
    to twistclassical

    To twist or braid a rope, specifically a well rope (ar-rishā').

  6. 6.
    to mountclassical

    For a male animal (al-faḥl) to mount a female animal (an-nāqah).

دُمُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    running fastboth

    The act of running fast, as a masdar for the verb 'damaka' when describing a rabbit's speed.

بِكْرَةٌ دَمُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    firm, fast, largeclassical

    Describing a well-rope (bukrah) that is firm, moves quickly, or is large and used for irrigation from a well (as-sāniyah).

دَمَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    firmness, speedclassical

    The quality of being firm or fast, related to the adjective 'damūk'.

دَامِكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A great disaster or calamity.

شَهْرٌ دَمِيكadjective
  1. 1.
    complete, fullclassical

    Describing a month (shahr) as being complete or full.

الدَّمِيكnoun
  1. 1.
    snowclassical

    Snow.

كصَبُورname
  1. 1.
    a horse's nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to 'Uqbah ibn Sinan.

الدُّمُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    fastclassical

    A descriptive term meaning 'fast', likened to the speed of a grinding mill (ar-raḥá).

المُدْمَكّnoun
  1. 1.
    stuffed, packedclassical

    Something that is stuffed or packed tightly.

المِدْمَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    lower course of a buildingclassical

    The lowest part or foundation course of a building.

الدَّمْكَمَكadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, powerfulclassical

    Describing someone or something as strong and powerful.

Parallel reading

دمكت الأرنب دموكا: أسرعت في عدوها
The rabbit ran fast (damakat al-arnab dumūkan): it hastened in its running.
و الشيء: صار أملس
And a thing: it became smooth.
و الشيء دمكا: طحنه
And a thing (damaka): to grind it.
و الشمس في الجو: ارتفعت
And the sun in the sky: it rose high.
و الرشاء: فتله
And the well-rope: to twist it.
و الفحل الناقة: ركبها
And the male camel the female camel: he mounted her.
وبكرة دموك: صلبة، أو سريعة المر، أو عظيمة يسقى بها على السانية
And a well-rope (bukrah damūk): firm, or fast-moving, or large with which one irrigates from the well-crane.
والدامكة: الداهية
And the calamity (ad-dāmakah): the disaster.
وشهر دميك: تام
And a month (shahr damīk): complete.
والدميك أيضا: الثلج
And the snow (ad-damīk) also: snow.
وكصبور: فرس عقبة بن سنان
And like Sabūr (ka-ṣabūr): the horse of 'Uqbah ibn Sinan.
أنا ابن عمرو وهي الدموك
I am the son of 'Amr, and she is al-Dumūk.
أي: السريعة كما تسرع الرحى
Meaning: the fast one, like the grinding mill hastens.
والمدمك، كمنبر: المطملة
And the stuffed thing (al-mudmak), like minbar: the packed one.
والمدماك: الساف من البناء
And the lower course (al-midmāk): the lowest part of the building.
والدمكمك: الشديد القوي
And the strong one (ad-damkamak): the intense, the strong.