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الدركلة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a game or dance, possibly of non-Arab origin, with variations in its description and etymology.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْكَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Game of the non-Arabsclassical

    A game or pastime originating from non-Arab cultures.

  2. 2.
    Type of danceclassical

    A specific form of dancing.

  3. 3.
    Abyssinian game/danceclassical

    A game or dance specifically associated with Abyssinia (Ethiopia).

شَرْذَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Group or troopclassical

    A small group or troop of people or animals.

  2. 2.
    Fragment or piececlassical

    A small, broken piece or fragment.

سَبَحْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Softness or tendernessclassical

    A quality of being soft, tender, or yielding.

  2. 2.
    A type of plantclassical

    Possibly refers to a specific type of plant or herb.

Parallel reading

الدَّرْكَلَة، كشَرْذَمَة وسَبَحْلَة: لُعْبَةٌ للعَجَمِ، أو ضَرْبٌ مِنَ الرَّقْصِ، أو هي حَبَشِيَّةٌ.
Al-darkalah, like sharzama and sabhala: a game of the non-Arabs, or a type of dance, or it is Abyssinian.