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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the forceful driving or herding of animals, particularly camels. It can also extend to the act of sexual intercourse.

Derived headwords

وَدَحَاverb
  1. 1.
    to drive forcefullyboth

    To drive camels or other animals forcefully, to herd them with vigor.

  2. 2.
    to have intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

يَذَحَاverb
  1. 1.
    to drive forcefullyboth

    The present tense of driving camels or other animals forcefully, herding them with vigor.

يَذْحَاهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to drive them forcefullyboth

    The present tense verb referring to the forceful driving or herding of animals (feminine plural object pronoun).

يَذْحُوهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to drive them forcefullyboth

    An alternative conjugation for the present tense verb referring to the forceful driving or herding of animals (feminine plural object pronoun).

ط وذحاverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenclassical

    To move quickly, to hasten.

طparticle
  1. 1.
    indicates a variantclassical

    A particle used to indicate a variant reading or form, often found in classical texts.

Parallel reading

ذحا الإبل يذحاها ويذحوها: ساقها عنيفا
To drive camels forcefully, to drive them forcefully and to drive them forcefully: to herd them violently.
و المرأة: جامعها
And a woman: to have intercourse with her.
وذحا: أسرع
And to hasten: to speed.