دوس

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of treading, crushing, or stepping on something. It extends to concepts of following in succession, polishing, and also refers to a specific tribal name.

Derived headwords

داسَverb

1.
he trampled the thing with his footboth
he trampled the thing with his foot
2.
he threshed the food, he threshes it (yadūsuhu) with threshing (diyāsatan), so it was threshedboth
he threshed the food, he threshes it (yadūsuhu) with threshing (diyāsatan), so it was threshed

يَدُوسُهُverb

1.
he treads on itboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to tread', indicating the action is ongoing or habitual.

دَوْسًاnoun

1.
treadingboth
The act or process of treading or crushing.

دَوَائِسُnoun

1.
following in successionclassical
Used to describe horses where one follows closely behind another.

دَاسَ الطَّعَامَverb

1.
to tread grainboth
To tread on food, specifically grain, often for threshing.

دِيَاسَةًnoun

1.
threshingboth
The act of treading grain, typically for the purpose of separating it from the husk.

انْدَاسَverb

1.
to be troddenboth
The passive form of the verb, meaning to be trodden upon or crushed.

مَدَاسَةٌnoun

1.
the place is a threshing floor (madāsa) with fatḥaboth
the place is a threshing floor (madāsa) with fatḥa

مَدُوسٌnoun

1.
thing trodden onboth
That which is trodden or crushed.
2.
polishing stoneclassical
A tool or stone used for polishing, especially a sword.

دُوسname

1.
Daws tribeboth
A tribe from Yemen, belonging to the Azd confederation.

Parallel reading

داس الشئ برجله يدوسه دوسا.

He trod on the thing with his foot, treading it.

أتتهم الخيل دوائس، أي يتبع بعضها بعضا.

The horses came to them, following one after another, meaning some followed each other.

وداس الطعام يدوسه دياسة فانداس هو.

And he trod the food, treading it a threshing, and it was trodden.

والموضع مداسة.

And the place is a place for treading.

والمدوس: ما يداس به.

And the madūs: that by which one treads.

والمدوس أيضا: المصقلة.

And the madūs also: the polishing stone.

يقال دست السيف، إذا صقلته.

It is said, 'He polished the sword,' if he sharpened it.

وأبيض كالغدير ثوى عليه * قيون بالمداوس نصف شهر

And white like a pool it lay, * smiths polishing it for half a month.

ودوس: قبيلة من اليمن من الازد.

And Daws: a tribe from Yemen, from the Azd.