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Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of darkness, obscurity, and covering. It extends to meanings of abundance, completeness, and also encompasses terms for specific objects like buttons and the act of gentle handling or negotiation.

Derived headwords

دَجَاverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkboth

    The night became dark and obscure.

دُجُوًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessboth

    The state of the night being dark.

دَجْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessboth

    The state of the night being dark.

أَدْجَىverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkboth

    The night became dark and obscure.

تَدَجَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkboth

    The night became dark and obscure.

ادْجَوْجَىverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkboth

    The night became dark and obscure.

داجِيَةadjective
  1. 1.
    darkboth

    Describing a night that is dark and obscure.

دياجيnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessboth

    The deep darkness or obscurity of the night.

ديجاةnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessboth

    A state of darkness or obscurity.

دَجَاverb
  1. 1.
    to coverclassical

    When the hair of a goat covers parts of itself, not being fluffy.

دَجَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantclassical

    Used to describe a person who is wealthy or has abundant provisions.

دَجَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be ampleclassical

    Used to describe a garment that is ample or fully covers.

دَجْوَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    ample-hairedclassical

    Describing a goat with abundant or covering hair.

داجِيَةadjective
  1. 1.
    ampleclassical

    Describing a blessing or provision that is abundant and ample.

الدَّجَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    three fingersclassical

    The three fingers that hold a bite of food.

الدَّجَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    buttonclassical

    The button of a shirt.

دُجَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    buttonsclassical

    Plural of 'dujjah', referring to shirt buttons.

دُجًىnoun
  1. 1.
    buttonsclassical

    Plural of 'dujjah', referring to shirt buttons.

مُدَاجَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    gentle handlingclassical

    The act of dealing with someone gently or with tact.

مُدَاجَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    negotiationclassical

    The act of managing or negotiating between hardship and ease.

Parallel reading

دجا الليل دجوا ودجوا
The night became dark, with darkness and obscurity.
أظلم، كأدجى وتدجى وادجوجى
It became dark, like 'adja, tadajja, and 'adjawja.
وليلة داجية
And a dark night.
ودياجي الليل: حنادسه
And the darkness of the night: its deep obscurity.
كأنه جمع ديجاة
As if it were the plural of 'dijaah'.
ودجا شعر الماعزة: ألبس بعضه بعضا، ولم يتنفش
And the goat's hair became dense: one part covering another, and not fluffy.
وفلان: جامع
And so-and-so: meaning abundant (in wealth or provisions).
والثوب: سبغ
And the garment: meaning it was ample or fully covering.
وعنز دجواء: سابغة الشعر
And a goat that is 'dajwaa': meaning ample-haired.
ونعمة داجية: سابغة
And an ample blessing: meaning abundant.
والدجة، كثبة: الأصابع الثلاث وعليها اللقمة
And 'ad-dujjah', as a 'kathbah': the three fingers with a bite of food upon them.
وزِر القميص ج: دجاة ودجى
And the button of a shirt, plural: 'dujaah' and 'duja'.
والمداجاة: المداراة
And 'al-mudaajaah': meaning gentle handling or tact.
والمنع بين الشدة والرخاء
And managing between hardship and ease.