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دوخ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the semantic field of subjugation, conquest, and the resulting state of humiliation or defeat. It describes the act of overpowering a land and its people, as well as the personal experience of being brought low or humbled.

Derived headwords

دَاخَverb
  1. 1.
    the man was humbledboth

    the man was humbled

يَدُوخُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    he conquers itclassical

    He conquers it (referring to a land), implying subjugation and control over its people.

داخ البلاد يدوخها — He conquered the land and subdued its people.
دَوَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    someone else humbled himboth

    someone else humbled him

ودوخته أنا — And I caused him to be humbled.
دِيخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to humble himclassical

    To humble him, to make him feel debased or defeated.

ديخه وديثه — He humbled him and debased him.
دِيْثَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to debase himclassical

    To debase him, to make him feel lowly or degraded.

ديخه وديثه — He humbled him and debased him.

Parallel reading

داخ البلاد يدوخها: قهرها واستولى على أهلها.
He conquered the land and subdued it: he overpowered it and took control of its people.
وكذلك دوخ البلاد.
And likewise, he conquered the land.
وداخ الرجل يدوخ: ذل.
And the man became humbled, he was humiliated.
ودوخته أنا.
And I caused him to be humbled.
قال الاصمعي: ديخه وديثه، بمعنى ذلله.
Al-Asma'i said: He humbled him and debased him, meaning he made him feel lowly.