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دهك

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of crushing, grinding, and trampling. It also encompasses the meaning of sexual intercourse and is used to denote a place name.

Derived headwords

دَهَكٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically referring to a city in Shiraz or possibly Wasit.

دَهَكَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to crush itboth

    To crush or grind something.

  2. 2.
    to trample itboth

    To trample or tread upon something, such as the ground.

  3. 3.
    to have intercourse with herboth

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

دَهْكٌnoun
  1. 1.
    crushingboth

    The act of crushing or grinding.

  2. 2.
    tramplingboth

    The act of trampling or treading upon.

  3. 3.
    sexual intercourseboth

    The act of sexual intercourse.

المُدْهِكُadjective
  1. 1.
    crushingclassical

    That which crushes or grinds.

الدَّهْكِيَّانname
  1. 1.
    Al-Dahakiyyanclassical

    A dual appellation referring to two individuals, Ali and Harun, sons of Hamid Al-Mihdath, who were known by this nisba (attribution).

Parallel reading

ة بشيراز، أو بواسط
A place in Shiraz, or Wasit.
منها: علي، وهارون ابنا حميد المحدثان الدهكيان
From it (i.e., belonging to it or named after it): Ali and Harun, the two Muhaddiths (scholars of Hadith), sons of Hamid, the Dahakiyyan.
وكمنعه: طحنه وكسره
And like 'man'a' (meaning 'to prevent'): crushing and breaking it.
و الأرض
And the ground.
والمرأة: وطئهما
And the woman: having intercourse with them (referring to the ground and the woman).