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دعس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of leaving a trace or impression, often through repeated action or pressure. It extends to meanings of forceful impact, filling or stuffing, and a place prepared for cooking.

Derived headwords

دَعْسnoun
  1. 1.
    trace, markboth

    The mark or impression left behind, especially on a path.

  2. 2.
    impact, thrustclassical

    A forceful push or thrust, metaphorically or literally.

  3. 3.
    stuffing, fillingclassical

    The act of filling or stuffing something.

دعسverb
  1. 1.
    to leave a traceboth

    To leave a mark or impression, particularly on a road.

  2. 2.
    to thrust, to stabclassical

    To pierce or thrust forcefully, often with a weapon.

  3. 3.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    A euphemism for sexual intercourse.

  4. 4.
    to stuff, to fillclassical

    To fill or pack something tightly.

دَعْسَاadjective
  1. 1.
    full of tracesclassical

    Describing a road that has many tracks or impressions.

مِدْعَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    well-trodden pathclassical

    A path that has been softened and worn down by the passage of many people or animals.

مُدَاعَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual thrustingclassical

    The act of thrusting or stabbing each other; also a euphemism for mutual sexual intercourse.

مِدْعَسnoun
  1. 1.
    spear, lanceclassical

    A spear or lance used for thrusting.

  2. 2.
    cooking pitclassical

    A place in the desert where people prepare food, specifically a pit where embers are placed and meat is roasted.

مَدْعُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    thrustclassical

    That which has been thrust or stabbed.

Parallel reading

رأيت طريقا دعسا
I saw a road full of traces.
أي كثير الآثار
Meaning, full of traces.
والمدعاس: الطريق الذى لينته المارة
And al-mid'aas: the road that has been softened by passersby.
في رسم آثار ومدعاس دعق
In the traces of ruins and a well-trodden path.
والدعس: الطعن
And ad-da's: the thrusting.
وقد يكنى به عن الجماع
And it can be used as a euphemism for sexual intercourse.
ودعست الوعاء: حشوته
And I stuffed the container: I filled it.
والمداعسة: المطاعنه
And al-muda'asah: the mutual thrusting.
والمدعس: الرمح يدعس به
And al-mid'as: the spear with which one thrusts.
ويقال: المداعس الصم من الرماح
And it is said: al-mada'is are solid spears.
والمدعس: مختبز القوم في البادية
And al-mid'as: the people's oven in the desert.
وهو مفتعل من الدعس، وهو الحشو
And it is derived from ad-da's, which is stuffing.
ومدعس فيه الانيض اختفيته
And a cooking pit where I hid the meat.
يقول: رب مختبز جعلت فيه اللحم ثم استخرجته قبل أن ينضج، للعجلة والخوف، لانه في سفر
He means: perhaps an oven where I placed the meat and then took it out before it was cooked, due to haste and fear, because it was during a journey.