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دجل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to deception, falsehood, and imposture. It also extends to meanings of large groups, a specific river, and the act of treating camels with tar.

Derived headwords

الدَّجَّالname
  1. 1.
    the false Messiahboth

    the false Messiah

الدَّجَّالةnoun
  1. 1.
    Great groupclassical

    A large gathering or company of people.

دَجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to lieboth

    To practice deception or falsehood.

دِجْلَةname
  1. 1.
    the river of Baghdadboth

    the river of Baghdad

مُدَجَّلadjective
  1. 1.
    Treated with tarclassical

    A camel that has been smeared or treated with pitch or tar.

التَّدْجِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Tarringclassical

    The act of smearing a camel's entire body with pitch or tar.

Parallel reading

الدجال والدجالة: الرفقة العظيمة.
Al-Dajjal and al-Dajjalah: the great company.
دجالة من أعظم الرفاق
A great company from the greatest of companions.
والدجال المسيح الكذاب.
And al-Dajjal is the lying Messiah.
ودجلة (2) : نهر بغداد.
And Dijlah (2): the river of Baghdad.
تقول: عبرت دجلة بغير ألف ولام.
You say: 'I crossed Dijlah without 'alif and lam'.
والبعير المدجل: المهنوء بالقطران.
And the mudajjal camel: the one smeared with pitch.
فإذا هنئ جسد البعير أجمع فذلك التدجيل
And when the entire body of the camel is smeared, that is al-tadjeel.
فإذا جعلته على المشاعر فذلك الدس.
And when you apply it to the specific parts (of the camel), that is al-dass.