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دمحله

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of rolling, tumbling, or being stout and well-built. It describes physical actions and states of being, particularly concerning movement and body mass.

Derived headwords

دمحلهverb
  1. 1.
    to rollboth

    To cause something to roll or tumble over.

دحرجهverb
  1. 1.
    to rollboth

    To cause something to roll or tumble over; to move something by rolling.

الدماحلnoun
  1. 1.
    stout onesclassical

    Plural noun referring to stout, well-built, or intertwined things or people.

الدمحلةnoun
  1. 1.
    fat womanclassical

    A noun referring to a fat woman.

  2. 2.
    well-formed womanclassical

    A noun referring to a woman of good build or form.

الدمحالnoun
  1. 1.
    rollingclassical

    A noun whose meaning is given as 'rolling' or 'tumbling', though not further explained.

Parallel reading

دمحله: دحرجه.
Damhala: Dahraja.
والدماحل، بالضم: المكتنز المتداخل.
And al-damāḥil, with dammah, refers to the stout and intertwined.
والدمحلة، كعلبطة: المرأة السمينة، أو الحسنة الخلق.
And al-damḥalah, like 'alabaṭah, refers to the fat woman, or the well-formed one.
والدمحال، بالكسر: التبري، ولم يفسروه.
And al-dimḥāl, with kasrah, refers to al-tabarrī, and they did not explain it.