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ذحلمه

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of slaughtering or killing, and by extension, to a state of decline or ruin.

Derived headwords

ذَحْلَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to slaughterclassical

    To kill an animal or person by cutting the throat.

  2. 2.
    to destroyclassical

    To bring something to ruin or destruction.

تَذَحْلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to declineclassical

    To fall into a worse state or condition; to deteriorate.

  2. 2.
    to be destroyedclassical

    To undergo ruin or destruction.

Parallel reading

ذَحْلَمَهُ: ذَبَحَهُ
He slaughtered him: he killed him.
ذَحْلَمَهُ: وَدَهْوَرَهُ
He slaughtered him: he destroyed him.
فَتَذَحْلَمَ: تَدَهْوَرَ
So he declined: he deteriorated.