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Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of spreading out, extending, or expanding. It also encompasses meanings related to sexual intercourse and the physical act of laying eggs or nesting.

Derived headwords

دَحَاverb
  1. 1.
    to spread outboth

    To make something wide, flat, or extensive. This is the primary meaning, often used in a cosmological context.

  2. 2.
    to have intercourseclassical

    To engage in sexual intercourse.

  3. 3.
    to enlarge (stomach)classical

    To become enlarged or distended, specifically referring to the stomach.

يَدْحُوهَاverb
  1. 1.
    spreading itboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to spread out', referring to the action of making something extensive.

يَدْحَاهَاverb
  1. 1.
    spreading itboth

    An alternative present tense form of the verb 'to spread out', also referring to the action of making something extensive.

دَحْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreadingboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) for the act of spreading out or making extensive.

ادْحَوَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to spread outclassical

    To become spread out or extended; to lie prostrate.

الأَدْحِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    nestclassical

    A nest, particularly that of a bird, often referring to a hollow or depression.

الأَدْحِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    nestclassical

    A nest, particularly that of a bird, often referring to a hollow or depression. This is a variant form of الأدحي.

الأَدْحُوَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    nestclassical

    A nest, particularly that of a bird, often referring to a hollow or depression. This is another variant form of الأدحي.

Parallel reading

دحا الله الأرض يدحوها ويدحاها دحوا
Allah spread out the earth, spreading it and spreading it, a spreading.
والرجل: جامع
And the man: he had intercourse.
والبطن: عظم
And the stomach: it became enlarged.
واسترسل إلى أسفل
And it extended downwards.
وادحوى: انبسط
And 'iadḥawā': it spread out.
والأدحي: كلجي ويكسر
And 'al-adḥiyy': a nest, and it is also pronounced with kasra.
والأدحية والأدحوة: مبيض النعام في الرمل
And 'al-adḥiyyah' and 'al-adḥuwah': the ostrich's egg-laying place in the sand.