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درز

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to seams, stitches, and the act of sewing, particularly in the context of garments. It also extends metaphorically to refer to low-class people or those who abandon others.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْزnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the seams of a garmentboth

    one of the seams of a garment

دروزnoun
  1. 1.
    lice and nits are called 'daughters of the seams'both

    lice and nits are called 'daughters of the seams'

دروز الثوبnoun
  1. 1.
    seams of the garmentboth

    Specifically refers to the seams that make up a piece of clothing.

بَنَاتُ الدَّرْزnoun
  1. 1.
    lice and nitsclassical

    A metaphorical term used to refer to lice and their eggs, possibly due to their small, clustered nature resembling stitches or seams.

أَوْلَادُ دَرْزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lowly peopleclassical

    A derogatory term for people of low social standing or the common folk.

دَرْزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    seamstressclassical

    A woman who sews, a seamstress. This is a less common usage derived from the root.

Parallel reading

الدَّرْز: واحد دروز الثوب، فارسي معرب.
Ad-darz: the singular of darz of the garment, a Persian word Arabized.
يقال للقمل والصئبان: بنات الدروز.
It is said of lice and nits: banat ad-darz.
يقال للسفلة: أولاد درزة، كما يقال للفقراء: بنو غبراء.
It is said of the lowly: awlad darzah, just as it is said of the poor: banu ghabra'.
أولاد درزة أسلموك وطاروا
Awlad darzah abandoned you and fled.
ويقال: أراد به الخياطين، وكانوا قد خرجوا معه فتركوه وانهزموا.
And it is said: it meant the tailors, and they had gone out with him, but they left him and fled.