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دنقش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root 'dnqsh' primarily relates to the act of looking intently or with narrowed eyes, and by extension, to causing discord or mischief between people. It also appears in names and terms whose meanings are obscure.

Derived headwords

دَنَقَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to look intentlyboth

    To look intently, often with narrowed or squinting eyes.

دَنْقَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    squintingclassical

    The act of squinting or looking with narrowed eyes.

دَنْقَشَ بَيْنَ القَوْمِverb
  1. 1.
    to sow discordclassical

    To cause strife, discord, or mischief between people.

الدَّنْقَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sowing discordclassical

    The act of sowing discord or causing trouble among people.

الدَّقِيشname
  1. 1.
    a nameclassical

    A name, possibly a kunya or personal name, whose origin and meaning are unknown to the speaker.

Parallel reading

دَنَقَشَ الرَّجُلُ، إِذَا نَظَرَ وَكَسَرَ عَيْنَيْهِ.
A man 'danqasha' when he looks and narrows his eyes.
وَدَنْقَشْتُ بَيْنَ القَوْمِ: أَفْسَدْتُ.
And I 'danqashtu' between the people: I caused corruption/discord.
وَرُبَّمَا جَاءَ بِالسِّينِ، حَكَاهُ أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ.
And sometimes it comes with a 'sin' (i.e., 'danqasha' instead of 'danqasha'), as narrated by Abu Ubayd.
وَقَالَ يُونُسُ لِأَبِي الدَّقِيشِ: مَا الدَّقِيشُ؟
And Yunus said to Abu al-Daqish: What is al-Daqish?
فَقَالَ: لَا أَدْرِي، هِيَ أَسْمَاءٌ نَسْمَعُهَا فَنَتَسَمَّى بِهَا.
He replied: I do not know; they are names we hear and by which we name ourselves.