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ذعع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of scattering, dispersing, or spreading something out. It also extends to the idea of divulging or making something public, particularly secrets.

Derived headwords

ذَعْذَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatter, disperseboth

    To cause something to scatter or disperse; to break it up and spread it out.

تَذَعْذَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be scattered, dispersedboth

    To become scattered or dispersed; to break up and spread out.

ذَعْذَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    divulging, spreadingclassical

    The act of divulging or spreading something, especially a secret.

الذَّعَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    scattering, dispersalclassical

    The act or state of being scattered or dispersed; a scattering.

ذَعَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a scatteringclassical

    A single instance or unit of scattering or dispersal.

ذَعَاذِعnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered individualsclassical

    Individuals who are scattered or dispersed; a state of being scattered.

Parallel reading

ذعذعته فتذعذع
I scattered it, and it became scattered.
أي فرقته فتفرق
Meaning, I dispersed it, and it dispersed.
وذعذعة السر: إذاعته
And the divulging of a secret means making it public.
والذعاع: الفرق
And al-dha'a' is dispersal.
الواحدة ذعاعة
The singular is dha'a'ah.
وربما قالوا: تفرقوا ذعاذع
And they might say: they dispersed in scattered groups.