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دغل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of corruption, deceit, and hidden flaws. It extends to describe dense, tangled vegetation, and metaphorically, unforeseen calamities or troubles.

Derived headwords

الدَّغَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    corruptionboth

    corruption

الدَّخَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    the opposite of expenditureboth

    the opposite of expenditure

  2. 2.
    the defect and suspicionboth

    the defect and suspicion

أَدْغَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To corruptclassical

    To introduce corruption or something contrary into a matter, thereby spoiling it.

  2. 2.
    To become denseclassical

    Said of land when it becomes covered with abundant, tangled vegetation.

إِدْغَالًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Corruptionclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) of 'adghala', signifying the act of corrupting or introducing falsehood.

  2. 2.
    Becoming denseclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) of 'adghala', referring to the process of land becoming overgrown with dense vegetation.

الدَّوَغِلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Calamitiesclassical

    Unexpected and severe troubles or disasters, often hidden or insidious.

Parallel reading

الدغل بالتحريك: الفساد، مثل الدخل.
Ad-daghal (with harakah): corruption, like ad-dakhal.
يقال: قد أدغل في الأمر، إذا أدخل فيه ما يخالفه ويفسده.
It is said: 'He has corrupted the matter,' if he introduced into it what contradicts it and spoils it.
والدغل أيضا: الشجر الكثير الملتف.
And ad-daghal also: abundant, tangled trees.
وقد أدغلت الأرض إدغالا.
And the land became overgrown with dense vegetation, an 'idghal'.
والدواغل: الدواهي، عن أبى عبيد.
And ad-dawaghil: calamities, according to Abu Ubayd.