دسس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of concealing, hiding, or secretly introducing something. It extends to related concepts like stealthy movement, hidden plots, and even specific objects or actions associated with concealment.

Derived headwords

دَسَّverb

1.
he hid the thing in the dustboth
he hid the thing in the dust

مَدْسُوسadjective

1.
smeared, anointedclassical
Describing a camel that has been smeared or anointed, especially with henna on its neck and shoulders.

تبين براق السراة كأنه * قريع هجان دس منه المساعر — The shining of the high ground became clear, as if it were the hump of a noble camel whose neck and shoulders had been smeared.

دَسَّسَverb

1.
to hide stealthilyboth
To hide something in a very secretive or stealthy manner, often implying a hidden purpose.

ادَّسَّverb

1.
to hide oneselfboth
To hide oneself, to conceal oneself from view.

انْدَسَّverb

1.
to creep in, infiltrateboth
To enter or move stealthily, to creep into a place or situation unnoticed.
2.
to bury oneselfclassical
To bury oneself in the earth, as a snake does.

دَسِيسnoun

1.
hidden plot, conspiracyboth
The act of concealing a plot or scheme; a secret plan or conspiracy.
2.
spy, agentclassical
A person sent secretly to gather information or to carry out a plot.

دَسَّاسَةnoun

1.
type of snakeclassical
A specific type of deaf or burrowing snake that hides under the ground.

والدساسة: حية صماء تندس تحت التراب اندساسا، أي تندفن — And the dassasah: a deaf snake that burrows under the ground, meaning it buries itself.

دِسَّةnoun

1.
children's gameclassical
A game played by the children of the Bedouins.

والدة: لعبة لصبيان الاعراب — And the dassah: a game for the children of the Arabs.

Parallel reading

دس البعير فهو مدسوس، إذا طلي بالهناء في مساعره.

A camel is dasasa (smeared) and it is madsus (smeared), if it is smeared with henna on its neck and shoulders.

تبين براق السراة كأنه * قريع هجان دس منه المساعر

The shining of the high ground became clear, as if it were the hump of a noble camel whose neck and shoulders had been smeared.

ومننه المثل: " ليس الهناء بالدس ".

And from it is the proverb: 'Henna is not by smearing (itself)'.

ودسست الشئ في التراب أدسه: أخفيته فيه.

And I hid a thing in the dirt, I hide it: I concealed it within it.

والدسيس: إخفاء المكر.

And ad-dasīs: the concealment of cunning.

والدساسة: حية صماء تندس تحت التراب اندساسا، أي تندفن.

And ad-dassāsah: a deaf snake that burrows under the ground, meaning it buries itself.

والدة: لعبة لصبيان الاعراب.

And ad-dah: a game for the children of the Arabs.