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الدحل

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes cavities, holes, or burrows, often with specific characteristics like narrow openings and wider interiors. It extends to concepts of deception, cunning, and evasiveness, as well as physical descriptions of being stout or having a large belly. It also encompasses geographical locations and specific types of wells or traps.

Derived headwords

الدَّحْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Narrow-mouthed cavityboth

    A narrow-mouthed cavity that is wider at the bottom, large enough to walk in. It may sometimes grow Sidr trees.

  2. 2.
    Undermined entranceboth

    An entrance beneath a cliff or a hole in the wooden structure of a well at its base.

  3. 3.
    Concealment holeclassical

    A hole in the tents of Bedouins, made for a woman to enter and hide inside.

  4. 4.
    Water reservoirclassical

    A structure for collecting water, also called a 'مصنع'.

أَدْحَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of الدحلboth

    A plural form for the noun 'الدحل', referring to cavities or holes.

أَدْحَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of الدحلboth

    Another plural form for the noun 'الدحل', referring to cavities or holes.

دَحَّالnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of الدحلboth

    A plural form for the noun 'الدحل', referring to cavities or holes.

دُحُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of الدحلboth

    A plural form for the noun 'الدحل', referring to cavities or holes.

دَحْلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of الدحلboth

    A plural form for the noun 'الدحل', referring to cavities or holes.

  2. 2.
    Islandclassical

    A geographical location described as an island situated between Yemen and the lands of the Beja people.

دَحْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wellboth

    A well, specifically one with a narrow opening.

مُسْتَرْخِي البَطِينadjective
  1. 1.
    Pot-belliedboth

    Describing someone who is loose-bellied or pot-bellied.

كَثِير المَالadjective
  1. 1.
    Wealthyboth

    Describing someone who possesses abundant wealth.

الدَّاهِيَة الخَدَّاعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Deceitful calamityclassical

    Describing a cunning and deceitful calamity or misfortune.

المُمَاكِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Hagglerboth

    One who haggles persistently during a sale until they achieve their desired outcome.

السَّمِين القَصِير المُنْدَلِق البَطْنadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and stoutboth

    Describing someone who is short, stout, and has a protruding belly.

دَحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To be pot-belliedboth

    The verb form indicating someone is pot-bellied, loose-bellied, or short and stout.

  2. 2.
    To be wealthyboth

    The verb form indicating someone possesses abundant wealth.

  3. 3.
    To be deceitfulclassical

    The verb form indicating someone is deceitful or cunning.

  4. 4.
    To haggleboth

    The verb form indicating persistent haggling in a sale.

الرَّكِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Well with hidden waterclassical

    A well whose water is found beneath its lower layers, requiring further digging to access.

  2. 2.
    Wide-sided wellclassical

    A well characterized by its wide sides.

نَاقَة تُعَارِض الإِبِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel that lags behindclassical

    A female camel that separates from and lags behind the herd.

حَفَرَ فِي جَوَانِب البِئْرverb
  1. 1.
    To dig in well sidesclassical

    The act of digging into the sides of a well.

صَارَ فِي جَانِبِ الخِبَاءِverb
  1. 1.
    To move to the tent's sideclassical

    The act of moving to the side of a tent.

الدَّاحُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Hunter's trapclassical

    A trap set by a hunter for wild donkeys, resembling a pitfall.

دَوَاحِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of الداحولclassical

    The plural form of 'الداحول', referring to hunter's traps.

دَحَلَ عَنِّيverb
  1. 1.
    To move awayclassical

    To move away, distance oneself, or become remote.

  2. 2.
    To flee and hideclassical

    To flee, hide, and feel fear.

  3. 3.
    To enter a cavityclassical

    To enter into a 'دحل' (cavity or hole).

أَدْحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To enter a cavityclassical

    To enter into a 'دحل' (cavity or hole).

دَاحَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To deceiveboth

    To deceive, trick, or practice cunning with someone.

  2. 2.
    To haggleboth

    To haggle or bargain persistently with someone.

  3. 3.
    To conceal and misleadclassical

    To conceal what one knows and inform with something else.

الكِتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Refusal to complyclassical

    The act of refusing to comply or resisting.

دُحُلname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name referring to a valley near the tribe of Banu Yarbu'.

الدَّحْلَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Narrow-headed wellboth

    A well characterized by a narrow opening or head.

Parallel reading

الدَّحْلُ: نَقْبٌ ضَيِّقُ الفَمِ، مُتَّسِعٌ أَسْفَلَهُ حَتَّى يَمْشِي فِيهِ، وَرُبَّمَا أَنْبَتَ السِّدْرَ
The 'dahil' is a narrow-mouthed cavity, wider at its bottom, large enough to walk in, and it may sometimes grow Sidr trees.
أَوْ مَدْخَلٌ تَحْتَ الجُرُفِ
Or an entrance beneath a cliff.
أَوْ خَرْقٌ فِي بُيُوتِ الأَعْرَابِ، يُجْعَلُ لِتَدَخُّلِ المَرْأَةِ إِذَا دَخَلَ دَاخِلٌ
Or a hole in the tents of the Bedouins, made for a woman to enter if someone enters inside.
وَالمَصْنَعُ يَجْمَعُ المَاءَ
And the 'masna'' collects water.
ج: أَدْحَلٌ وَأَدْحَالٌ وَدَحَّالٌ وَدُحُولٌ وَدَحْلَانٌ
Plurals: 'adhal', 'adhaal', 'dahhal', 'duhool', and 'dahlaan'.
وَبِهَاءَ: البِئْرُ
And with 'haa': the well.
وَكَكَتِفٍ: المُسْتَرْخِي البَطِينِ، وَالكَثِيرُ المَالِ، وَالدَّاهِيَةُ الخَدَّاعَةُ، وَالمُمَاكِسُ عِنْدَ البَيْعِ حَتَّى يَسْتَمْكِنَ مِنْ حَاجَتِهِ، وَالسَّمِينُ القَصِيرُ المُنْدَلِقُ البَطْنِ
And like 'katif': the pot-bellied, the wealthy, the deceitful calamity, the haggler during a sale until they achieve their need, and the short, stout, pot-bellied person.
وَقَدْ دَحَلَ، كَفَرِحَ، فِي الكُلِّ
And he became pot-bellied, wealthy, deceitful, or haggled, like 'fariha', in all of them.
وَكَصَبُورٍ: الرَّكِيَّةُ تُحْفَرُ فَيُوجَدُ مَاؤُهَا تَحْتَ أَجْوَالِهَا، فَتُحْفَرُ حَتَّى يُسْتَنْبَطَ مَاؤُهَا
And like 'saboor': the well whose water is found beneath its lower layers, so it is dug until its water is extracted.
وَالبِئْرُ الوَاسِعَةُ الجَوَانِبِ
And the well with wide sides.
وَنَاقَةٌ تُعَارِضُ الإِبِلَ مُتَنَحِّيَةً عَنْهَا
And a female camel that separates from and lags behind the herd.
وَكَمَنْعٍ: حَفَرَ فِي جَوَانِبِ البِئْرِ، أَوْ صَارَ فِي جَانِبِ الخِبَاءِ
And like 'mana'a': he dug in the sides of the well, or he moved to the side of the tent.
وَالدَّاحُولُ: مَا يَنْصِبُهُ الصَّائِدُ لِلْحُمُرِ كَأَنَّهَا طَرَّادَاتٌ
And the 'daahool': what the hunter sets up for wild donkeys, resembling traps.
ج: دَوَاحِيلُ
Plural: 'dawaahil'.
وَدَحَلَ عَنِّي، كَمَنْعٍ: تَبَاعَدَ، أَوْ فَرَّ وَاسْتَتَرَ وَخَافَ
And 'dahala 'annee', like 'mana'a': he moved away, or he fled, hid, and feared.
وَدَخَلَ فِي الدَّحْلِ، كَأَدْحَلَ
And he entered the cavity, like 'adhal'.
وَدَاحَلَهُ: رَاوَغَهُ، وَخَادَعَهُ وَمَاكْسَهُ
And 'daahalahu': he tricked him, deceived him, and haggled with him.
وَكَتَمَ مَا عَلِمَهُ وَأَخْبَرَ بِغَيْرِهِ
And he concealed what he knew and informed with something else.
وَكَكِتَابٍ: الامْتِنَاعُ
And like 'kitaab': refusal to comply.
وَدُحُلٌ: عٌ قُرْبَ حَزَنِ بَنِي يَرْبُوعَ
And 'Duhul': a valley near the tribe of Banu Yarbu'.
وَبِالضَّمِّ: جَزِيرَةٌ بَيْنَ اليَمَنِ وَبِلَادِ البَجَّةِ
And with the vowel 'damma': an island between Yemen and the lands of the Beja.
وَالدَّحْلَاءُ: البِئْرُ الضَّيِّقَةُ الرَّأْسِ
And the 'dahlaa': the well with a narrow opening.