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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to striking or beating, particularly in the context of wool. It also extends to concepts of being exposed or struck by the wind, and to barren or treeless land.

Derived headwords

ذَحَىverb
  1. 1.
    to strike woolclassical

    To strike or beat wool with a mallet or hammer.

ذَحْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingclassical

    The act of striking or beating, specifically referring to the beating of wool.

ذُحِيَتْهُمُ الرِّيحُverb
  1. 1.
    wind struck themclassical

    The wind struck them, leaving them exposed.

ذَحْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    exposureclassical

    A state of being struck or exposed, particularly by the wind, with no protection.

المَذْحَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    barren landclassical

    Land that is devoid of trees and vegetation.

Parallel reading

أن يطرق الصوف بالمطرقة
to strike the wool with a mallet.
وذحتهم الريح ذحيا
And the wind struck them, leaving them exposed.
وليس لهم منها ستر
and they had no covering from it.
والمذحاة: الأرض التي لا شجر بها
And Al-Madhaah is the land that has no trees in it.