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دلك

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root دلك primarily relates to the physical act of rubbing or massaging. It extends to concepts of time, specifically the sun's movement towards setting, and also encompasses abstract notions like delaying or evading a debt, as well as specific preparations of food and descriptions of physical attributes.

Derived headwords

دَلَكَverb
  1. 1.
    He rubbed the thing.both

    He rubbed the thing.

دَلَكْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I rubbedboth

    Past tense first-person singular of the verb 'to rub'.

دلكت الشئ بيدى أدلكه دلكا — I rubbed the thing with my hand, I rub it a rubbing.
أَدْلُكُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I rub itboth

    Present tense first-person singular of the verb 'to rub'.

دلكت الشئ بيدى أدلكه دلكا — I rubbed the thing with my hand, I rub it a rubbing.
دَلُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    declination of the sunclassical

    The sun's movement from its zenith towards the horizon, specifically referring to the time around noon when it begins to decline.

  2. 2.
    sunsetclassical

    The setting of the sun, the end of the daylight period.

أقن الصلاة لدلوك الشمس إلى غسق الليل — Establish prayer from the declination of the sun to the darkness of the night.
دَلُوكَاnoun
  1. 1.
    declination of the sunclassical

    The act or time of the sun's declination from its highest point.

  2. 2.
    sunsetclassical

    The time of sunset.

ولكت الشمس دلوكا: زالت — And the sun declined its declination: it moved from its zenith.
دَلَكَverb
  1. 1.
    He rubbed the thing.both

    He rubbed the thing.

ودالك الرجل غريمه، أي ما طله — And the man delayed his debtor, meaning he put him off.
دَالِكverb
  1. 1.
    delaying (debt)classical

    Active participle of the verb 'to delay a debt', referring to someone who is procrastinating payment.

أيدا لك الرجل امرأته — Is it permissible for a man to delay his wife (in terms of her dower)?
دَلُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    perfume/ointmentboth

    A substance used for rubbing, such as perfume, ointment, or oil.

والدلوك: ما يدلك به من طيب وغيره — And the 'duluk': what is rubbed with, of perfume or other things.
دَلِيكnoun
  1. 1.
    dust blown by windclassical

    Fine particles of earth or sand that are carried and scattered by the wind.

  2. 2.
    food preparationclassical

    A type of food made from butter and dates, similar to tharid.

والدليك: التراب الذي تسفيه الريح — And the 'dalik': the dust that the wind blows away.
والدليك: طعام يتخذ من زبد وتمر كالثريد — And the 'dalik': a food made from butter and dates, like tharid.
تَدَلَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    to massage one's bodyboth

    To rub one's own body, typically during bathing or for therapeutic purposes.

وتدلك الرجل، أي دلك جسده عند الاغتسال — And the man massaged himself, meaning he rubbed his body when bathing.
مَدْلُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    with flattened templesclassical

    Describes a horse whose temples (the area between the eye and the ear) are not prominent or are flattened, indicating a certain build.

وفرس مدلوك الحجبة، إذا لم يكن لحجته إشراف — And a horse with flattened temples, if its temples did not have prominence.

Parallel reading

دلكت الشئ بيدى أدلكه دلكا
I rubbed the thing with my hand, I rub it a rubbing.
ولكت الشمس دلوكا: زالت
And the sun declined its declination: it moved from its zenith.
أقن الصلاة لدلوك الشمس إلى غسق الليل
Establish prayer from the declination of the sun to the darkness of the night.
ويقال: دلوكها: غروبها
And it is said: its declination is its setting.
هذا مقام قدمى رباح ذبب حتى دلكت براح
This is the place of Rabah's feet, buzzing until the sun set.
براح مثل قطام: اسم للشمس
Buraah, like Qatam: a name for the sun.
يقول: يضع كفه على عينيه ينظر هل غربت الشمس بعد
He says: he places his palm over his eyes to see if the sun has set yet.
ودالك الرجل غريمه، أي ما طله
And the man delayed his debtor, meaning he put him off.
وسئل الحسن أيدا لك الرجل امرأته: فقال نعم إذا كان ملفجا (1) يعنى بالمهر
And Al-Hasan was asked: Is it permissible for a man to delay his wife (in terms of her dower)? He said: Yes, if he is providing for her, meaning with the dower.
والدلوك: ما يدلك به من طيب وغيره
And the 'duluk': what is rubbed with, of perfume or other things.
والدليك: التراب الذي تسفيه الريح
And the 'dalik': the dust that the wind blows away.
والدليك: طعام يتخذ من زبد وتمر كالثريد
And the 'dalik': a food made from butter and dates, like tharid.
وتدلك الرجل، أي دلك جسده عند الاغتسال
And the man massaged himself, meaning he rubbed his body when bathing.
وفرس مدلوك الحجبة، إذا لم يكن لحجته إشراف
And a horse with flattened temples, if its temples did not have prominence.