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دعمص

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to aquatic creatures that dive or submerge, specifically a type of small water-dwelling animal. It also extends metaphorically to describe someone deeply knowledgeable or cunning in a particular matter.

Derived headwords

الدَّعْمُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    water creatureboth

    A small creature that dives or submerges in water.

الدَّعَامِصnoun
  1. 1.
    water creatures (pl.)both

    The plural form of الدعموص, referring to multiple small diving creatures.

دُعَيْمِيصname
  1. 1.
    cunning manclassical

    A proper name for a man known for his astuteness and cunning.

دُعَيْمِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    expertclassical

    Used metaphorically to describe someone who is deeply knowledgeable or skilled in a particular matter, akin to the cunning man it's named after.

Parallel reading

الدعموص: دويبة تغوص في الماء
The da'mūs: a small creature that dives in water.
والجمع الدعامص أيضا
And the plural is also da'āmiṣ.
فما ذنبنا إن جاش بحر ابن عمكم * وبحرك ساج لا يوارى الدعامصا
So what is our fault if the sea of your cousin churns, * while your sea is calm and does not hide the da'āmiṣ?
ودعيميص الرمل: اسم رجل كان داهيا
And Du'aymiṣ al-Raml: the name of a man who was cunning.
يضرب به المثل
He is used as a proverb.
يقال: هو دعيميص هذا الامر، أي عالم به
It is said: 'He is the Du'aymiṣ of this matter,' meaning he is knowledgeable about it.