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دحل

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of entering, depth, and hidden places, often with connotations of deception or cunning. It describes physical openings like pits and wells, as well as metaphorical concepts like deceit and cunning.

Derived headwords

الدَّحْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Pit, abyssboth

    A deep hole or chasm in the ground, often found in the lower parts of valleys. It is characterized by being narrow at the top and widening below.

  2. 2.
    Deceit, trickeryclassical

    Cunning, slyness, or a deceptive act.

  3. 3.
    Thick, short, pot-bellied manclassical

    A description of a man who is stout, short, and has a protruding belly.

دَحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To enter (a pit)both

    To go into a dahl (pit or chasm).

أَدْحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To enter (a pit)both

    To enter into a dahl (pit or chasm).

  2. 2.
    To dig into the sides (of a well)both

    To excavate or dig into the sides of a well, often to enlarge it or access water.

دُحُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Pits, chasmsboth

    The plural of dahl, referring to multiple deep holes or chasms in the ground.

دَحَّالnoun
  1. 1.
    Pits, chasmsboth

    Another plural form of dahl, referring to multiple deep holes or chasms.

أَدْحَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Pits, chasmsboth

    Another plural form of dahl, referring to multiple deep holes or chasms.

دَحْلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Pits, chasmsboth

    Another plural form of dahl, referring to multiple deep holes or chasms.

بِئْرٌ دَحُولadjective
  1. 1.
    Well with eroded sidesclassical

    A well whose sides have been eaten away or eroded by water, causing it to become hollow or unstable.

دَحَلَ البِئْرَverb
  1. 1.
    To dig into the sides of a wellboth

    To excavate or dig into the sides of a well, often to enlarge it or access water.

أَدْحَلَ في الكِسْرverb
  1. 1.
    To enter into a narrow spaceclassical

    To enter into a confined or hidden space, likened to entering a dahl (pit).

الدَّاحُولnoun
  1. 1.
    what the gazelle hunter sets up from wood (a trap)both

    what the gazelle hunter sets up from wood (a trap)

دَحْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Deceitful, wickedclassical

    Describing something as deceitful, wicked, or treacherous.

رَجُلٌ دَحْلadjective
  1. 1.
    Fat, short, pot-belliedclassical

    A description of a man who is stout, short, and has a protruding belly.

Parallel reading

الدَّحْلُ : هوة تكون في الأرض وفي أسافل الاودية، فيها ضيق ثم تتسع.
The dahl is a pit that is in the ground and in the lower parts of valleys, narrow at first then widening.
والجمع دحول ودحال وأدحال ودحلان
And the plural is duhūl, daḥāl, adḥāl, and daḥlān.
وقد دحلت فيه أدحل، أي دخلت في الدحل.
And I entered into it, I enter, meaning I entered into the dahl.
وبئر دحول، أي ذات تلجف، إذا أكل الماء جرابها.
And a well is daḥūl, meaning eroded, when water has eaten its lining.
ودحلت البئر أدحلها، أذا حفرت في جوانبها.
And I dug the well, I dig it, meaning I dug into its sides.
فقال: " نعم وأدحل في الكسر ".
He said: 'Yes, and enter into the narrow space.'
هو مأخوذ من الدحل أي صرفي جانب الخباء كالذى يصير في الدحل.
It is derived from the dahl, meaning to turn aside to the side of the tent like that which occurs in a dahl.
والداحول: ما ينصبه صائد الظباء من الخشب.
And the dāḥūl is what a gazelle hunter sets up from wood.
والدحل: الخب الخبيث، عن أبي عمرو.
And the dahl is the wicked deceit, according to Abu Amr.
هو الخداع أيضا.
It is also deception.
ورجل دحل بين الدحل، أي سمين قصير مندلق البطن.
And a man is daḥl, meaning fat, short, with a protruding belly.