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دلح

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of carrying a heavy load, leading to a slow or labored gait. It also extends to the idea of abundance, particularly in water, and the act of jointly carrying something.

Derived headwords

دَلَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk heavilyboth

    When a man walks heavily with his load, not with a smooth stride, due to its weight upon him.

دَلُوحadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant (water)classical

    Describing a cloud that is abundant with water.

دُلَّحnoun
  1. 1.
    abundant (water)classical

    Plural of 'dalūḥ', referring to clouds that are abundant with water.

تَدَالَحَاverb
  1. 1.
    to carry jointlyclassical

    Two people carrying something between them on a stick.

دُولَحname
  1. 1.
    name of a womanclassical

    A proper name for a woman.

Parallel reading

دَلَحَ الرجلُ، إذا مشى بحمله غير منبسط الخطو، لثقله عليه.
A man walks heavily when he walks with his load, not with a smooth stride, due to its weight upon him.
وسحابةٌ دَلُوح، أي كثيرة الماء
And a cloud is abundant (dalūḥ), meaning it is plentiful with water.
وسحائبُ دُلَّح مثل راكع ورُكَّع.
And clouds are plentiful (dulḥ) like 'rākʿ' and 'rukkʿ'.
وتَدَالَحَا الشئ فيما بينهما، إذا حملاه على عود.
And they carried the thing jointly between them (tadālaḥā) if they carried it on a stick.
أن سلمان وأبا الدرداء اشتريا لحما فَتَدَالَحَاهُ بينهما على عود، أي طرحاه على عود واحتملاه آخذين بطرفيه.
That Salman and Abu al-Darda' bought meat and carried it jointly between them on a stick (tadālaḥāhu), meaning they placed it on a stick and carried it, each holding an end.
ودُولَح: اسم امرأة.
And Dulaḥ is the name of a woman.