دعع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of pushing, urging, or driving something forward. It extends to concepts of filling or making something full, and also includes specific calls or encouragements to animals or people, as well as a type of slow, winding gait.

Derived headwords

دَعَعْتُهُverb

1.
to pushboth
To push or shove someone or something.

يَدَعُّverb

1.
he pushesboth
he pushes

{فذلك الذى يدع اليتيم} — That is the one who pushes away the orphan.

دَعْعًاnoun

1.
pushingboth
The act of pushing or shoving.

الدَّعْدَعَةُnoun

1.
shaking a measureclassical
The act of shaking a dry measure, like a cup or scoop, to make it hold more.
2.
fillingclassical
The act of filling something completely.
3.
calling goatsclassical
Calling out to goats specifically.
4.
encouragementclassical
Saying 'Daa' Daa!' to someone who has stumbled, meaning 'Get up and recover!'

دَعْدَعَverb

1.
to shake a measureclassical
To shake a dry measure to make it hold more.
2.
to fillclassical
To fill something completely.
3.
to call goatsclassical
To call out to goats.
4.
to encourageclassical
To say 'Daa' Daa!' to a stumbler.
5.
to run slowlyclassical
To run with slowness and winding.

مُدَعْدَعَةٌadjective

1.
fullclassical
A container, like a large bowl or platter, that is full.

وجفنة مدعدعة — And a full platter

دَعْدَاعًاnoun

1.
slow runningclassical
A type of slow, winding, or unsteady running.

Parallel reading

دععته أدعه دعا، أي دفعته.

I pushed him, I push him, a pushing, meaning I shoved him.

فذلك الذى يدع اليتيم

That is the one who pushes away the orphan.

والدعدعة: تحريك المكيال ونحوه ليسعه الشئ.

And the da'da'ah is shaking a measure and the like so that it may contain the thing.

ودعدعت الشئ: ملاته.

And I da'da'ah-ed the thing, meaning I filled it.

وجفنة مدعدعة، أي مملوءة.

And a da'da'ah-ed platter, meaning full.

فدعدعا سرة الركاء كما * دعدع ساقى الاعاجم الغربا

So they filled the center of the pool as the water-carriers of the non-Arabs filled the western water-channel.

يقال للمعز خاصة: دعدعت بها دعدعة، إذا دعوتها.

It is said specifically of goats: I da'da'ah-ed them a da'da'ah, if I called them.

والدعدعة أن تقول للعاثر: دع دع! أي قم فانتعش، كما يقال: لعا.

And the da'da'ah is saying to the stumbler: 'Daa! Daa!' meaning 'Get up and recover!', as 'Laa' is said.

لحى الله قوما لم يقولوا لعاثر * ولا لابن عم ناله الدهر دع دعا

May God curse a people who did not say to a stumbler, nor to a cousin afflicted by time, 'Daa! Daa!'

ودعدع الرجل دعدعة ودعداعا، أي عدا * عدوا فيه بطء، والتواء.

And the man da'da'ah-ed a da'da'ah and a da'da'ah, meaning he ran a run that had slowness and winding in it.