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دسق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the shimmering appearance of a mirage and its rippling motion. It can also refer to a full basin or container, with the verb form indicating overflowing.

Derived headwords

الدِّيسَقnoun
  1. 1.
    mirage shimmerclassical

    The whiteness and rippling appearance of a mirage.

  2. 2.
    full basinclassical

    A basin or container that is full, sometimes to the point of overflowing.

  3. 3.
    large bowlclassical

    A large bowl or basin, possibly of Persian origin.

دسقverb
  1. 1.
    to overflowclassical

    To overflow, specifically referring to water in a basin or container.

Parallel reading

الديسق: بياض السراب وترقرقه.
The disaq: the whiteness of the mirage and its shimmering.
وقال * يعط ريعان السراب الديسقا *
And he said: 'He gives the prime of the mirage as a disaq.'
وربما سموا الحوض الملآن بذلك.
And sometimes they name the full basin by that.
وقد ملأت الحوض حتى دسق، أي ساح ماؤه.
And I filled the basin until it overflowed, meaning its water spread out.
الديسق معرب، وهو بالفارسية " طشتخوان ".
The disaq is a loanword, and in Persian it is 'tasht-khan'.
وحور كأمثال الدمى ومناصف وقدر وطباخ وصاع وديسق
And eyes like dolls, and half-measures, and pots, and cooking pots, and measures, and large bowls.