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دكل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions of gathering, pressing, or treading, often with mud or earth. It also extends to concepts of pampering, arrogance, slowness, and even a place name and a demon's name.

Derived headwords

دَكَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to gather mudboth

    To gather mud with one's hand in order to plaster with it.

  2. 2.
    to tread uponboth

    To tread upon something.

يَدْكُلُverb
  1. 1.
    to gather mudboth

    To gather mud with one's hand in order to plaster with it.

  2. 2.
    to tread uponboth

    To tread upon something.

دَكْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mudboth

    Mud, specifically thin mud or sediment.

  2. 2.
    arrogant peopleclassical

    Those who do not respond to the Sultan due to their pride or power.

تَدَكَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to pamper oneselfclassical

    To act pampered, to be complacent, to act proud, to be arrogant, to feign humility, or to act slow.

تَدَكُّلnoun
  1. 1.
    pamperingclassical

    The act of being pampered, complacent, proud, arrogant, feigning humility, or acting slow.

كِرْمَانَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place in the Maghreb inhabited by Berbers.

أَدْكَلadjective
  1. 1.
    dark-skinnedboth

    Dark-skinned or swarthy.

دِكْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    remnantclassical

    A remnant or a piece of something, specifically referring to a remnant of a plant like 'ṣilyān'.

تَدْكِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    massagingclassical

    The act of massaging or rubbing a beast.

دَكَّالَىname
  1. 1.
    demon's nameclassical

    The name of a demon.

Parallel reading

دكل الطين يدكل ويدكل: جمعه بيده ليطين به
He gathered the mud, he gathered and gathered it with his hand to plaster with it.
و الشيء: وطئه
And the thing: he trod upon it.
والدكلة، محركة: الحمأة، والطين الرقيق
And the dakah, (pronounced with harakat): the sediment, and the thin mud.
والذين لا يجيبون السلطان من عزهم
And those who do not respond to the Sultan due to their pride.
وتدكل عليه: تدلل، وانبسط، وترفع، واعتز، وتخامل، وتباطأ
And he acted pampered towards him: he was pampered, complacent, proud, arrogant, feigned humility, and slow.
وكرمانة: د بالمغرب للبربر
And Kirmanah: a place in the Maghreb for the Berbers.
والأدكل: الأدكن
And al-adakal: the dark-skinned.
ودكلة من صليان: بقية منه، أو قطعة
And a dakah of ṣilyān: a remnant of it, or a piece.
ودكل الدابة تدكيلا: مرغها
And he massaged the beast with massaging: he rubbed it.
ودكالى، كسكارى: اسم شيطان
And Dakala, like sakara: the name of a demon.