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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intelligence, shrewdness, good judgment, and wisdom. It also extends to the concept of a calamity or a great misfortune, and can refer to a lion.

Derived headwords

الدَّهِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    intelligentboth

    Possessing intelligence, shrewdness, and good judgment.

الدَّهَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    shrewdnessboth

    Intelligence, shrewdness, and good judgment.

جَوْدَةُ الرَّأْيِnoun
  1. 1.
    good judgmentboth

    Excellence in opinion and decision-making.

الأَدَبُnoun
  1. 1.
    wisdomboth

    Refers to wisdom and good conduct, often associated with intelligence.

رَجُلٌ دَاهٍadjective
  1. 1.
    shrewd manboth

    A man characterized by intelligence, shrewdness, and good judgment.

دَاهِيَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityboth

    A great misfortune or a serious event.

  2. 2.
    shrewd personclassical

    A person of great intelligence and shrewdness.

دُهِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intelligentboth

    To possess intelligence, shrewdness, and good judgment.

  2. 2.
    to be afflictedboth

    To be struck by a calamity or misfortune.

دَهَاءًnoun
  1. 1.
    intelligenceboth

    The quality of being intelligent, shrewd, and wise.

دَهَاءَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    intelligenceclassical

    A state or quality of being intelligent and shrewd.

تَدَهَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to act like the intelligentclassical

    To behave or act like intelligent and shrewd people.

دَهَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to attribute shrewdness toclassical

    To ascribe intelligence or shrewdness to someone.

  2. 2.
    to disparageclassical

    To criticize or belittle someone, implying a lack of intelligence.

  3. 3.
    to afflict with calamityboth

    To strike someone with a great misfortune or a serious event.

الدَّاهِيnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion, likely due to its perceived strength and cunning.

الأَدْهِيَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    intelligent personclassical

    A plural form referring to intelligent and wise individuals.

الدَّهْوَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    intelligent personclassical

    A plural form referring to intelligent and wise individuals.

Parallel reading

الدَّهِيُّ والدَّهَاءُ: النُّكْرُ، وَجَوْدَةُ الرَّأْيِ، وَالأَدَبُ.
The intelligent and shrewdness: the unknown, excellence of opinion, and wisdom.
وَرَجُلٌ دَاهٍ وَدَهِيٌّ وَدَاهِيَةٌ
And a man who is shrewd, intelligent, and a calamity/shrewd person.
ج: دُهَاةٌ وَدُهُونَ
Plural: dhuhaah and duhuun.
وَقَدْ دُهِيَ، كَرَضِيَ، دَهْيًا وَدَهَاءً وَدَهَاءَةً.
And he was intelligent/afflicted, like 'radhiya', with intelligence/calamity, shrewdness, and intelligence.
وَتَدَهَّى: فَعَلَ فِعْلَ الدُّهَاةِ.
And he acted like the intelligent: he did the actions of the shrewd.
وَدَهَاهُ دَهْيًا، وَدَهَاهُ: نَسَبَهُ إِلَى الدَّهَاءِ، أَوْ عَايَبَهُ، وَتَنَقَّصَهُ، أَوْ أَصَابَهُ بِدَاهِيَةٍ، وَهِيَ الأَمْرُ العَظِيمُ.
And he attributed shrewdness to him, or he criticized him, and belittled him, or he afflicted him with a calamity, which is a great matter.
وَالدَّهِيُّ، كَغَنِيٍّ: العَاقِلُ
And the intelligent, like 'ghaniyy': the wise.
ج: أَدْهِيَةٌ وَدَهْوَاءُ.
Plural: adhiyah and dahuwaa'.
وَالدَّاهِي: الأَسَدُ.
And the Dahi: the lion.