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دكع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root 'd-k-ʿ' primarily relates to a specific ailment affecting the chests of animals, particularly camels and horses. It describes a condition causing chest discomfort or disease.

Derived headwords

الدُّكَاعُnoun
  1. 1.
    chest ailment in animalsclassical

    A disease that affects the chests of camels and horses, causing them distress or difficulty in breathing.

دَكَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to have a chest ailmentclassical

    To suffer from the ailment known as 'dukāʿ', specifically affecting the chest of an animal.

يَدْكَعُverb
  1. 1.
    suffers from chest ailmentclassical

    Present tense form indicating that an animal is currently suffering from the chest ailment 'dukāʿ'.

Parallel reading

الدكاع بالضم: داء يأخذ الإبل والخيل في صدورها
Ad-dukāʿ, with damma, is a disease that affects camels and horses in their chests.
وقد دكع يدكع
And he (an animal) suffers from it (the ailment), it suffers.
ترى منه صدور الخيل زورا
You see from it the chests of horses crooked/distorted.
كأن بها نحازا أو دكاعا
As if they have pleurisy or dukāʿ.