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دعص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of sand, earth, and intense heat, particularly as they affect the ground. It also extends to the idea of being killed or destroyed, possibly metaphorically linked to being overwhelmed or buried.

Derived headwords

الدَّعْصnoun
  1. 1.
    mound of sandboth

    A rounded piece or mound of sand.

أَدْعَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to killclassical

    To cause someone to die, to kill them. This is used in the context of intense heat or hardship causing death.

الدَّعْصَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    hot, exposed landboth

    Land that is easily heated by the sun, resulting in its heat being more intense than other areas.

Parallel reading

الدَّعْص: قطعة من الرمل مستديرة.
The da'ṣ: a rounded piece of sand.
أدعص الحر فلانا، أي قتله فمات
The heat killed so-and-so, meaning it killed him and he died.
كما يقال: أهرأه البرد.
As it is said: the cold destroyed him.
والدعصاء: الأرض السهلة تحمى عليها الشمس، فتكون رمضاؤها أشد من غيرها.
And the da'ṣā': the easy land that is heated by the sun, so its heat is more intense than others.