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دوح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to large, spreading things, particularly trees. It also extends to concepts of expanse, playthings for children, and a metaphorical sense of the world.

Derived headwords

الدَّاحnoun
  1. 1.
    Ad-Dāḥ: an engraving waved to children to amuse them.both

    Ad-Dāḥ: an engraving waved to children to amuse them.

داحةnoun
  1. 1.
    worldclassical

    Used metaphorically to refer to the world or worldly affairs.

الدَّوْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ad-Dawḥah: the large tree of any kind.both

    Ad-Dawḥah: the large tree of any kind.

دَوْحnoun
  1. 1.
    And the plural is dawḥ.both

    And the plural is dawḥ.

Parallel reading

نقش يلوح به للصبيان يعللون به.
A drawing that is displayed for children to amuse themselves with.
يقال: " الدنيا داحة ".
It is said: 'The world is a dāḥah' (implying it is a place of amusement or distraction).
والدوحة: الشجرة العظيمة، من أي الشجر كان.
And the dawḥah is the great tree, of whatever kind of tree it may be.
والجمع دوح.
And its plural is dawḥ.