ذهل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of forgetting, being heedless, and being astonished. It also extends to a specific tribal name and a term for a period of the night.

Derived headwords

ذَهَلَverb

1.
he forgot it and was heedless of itboth
he forgot it and was heedless of it
2.
he was distractedboth
he was distracted

ذُهِلتُverb

1.
I forgotboth
First-person singular past tense of 'to forget'.
2.
I was astonishedboth
First-person singular past tense of 'to be astonished'.

أَذْهَلَverb

1.
to cause to forgetboth
To make someone forget something or become heedless of it.
2.
to astonishboth
To cause someone to be astonished or bewildered.

ذَهْلًاnoun

1.
forgetfulnessboth
The state of being forgetful or heedless.
2.
astonishmentboth
The state of being astonished or bewildered.

ذُهُولًاnoun

1.
astonishmentboth
A state of being astonished or bewildered.

ذُهْلname

1.
he forgot it and was heedless of itboth
he forgot it and was heedless of it
2.
he was distractedboth
he was distracted

ذَهْلnoun

1.
he forgot it and was heedless of itboth
he forgot it and was heedless of it
2.
he was distractedboth
he was distracted

Parallel reading

ذهلت عن الشئ أذهل ذهلا: نسيته وغفلت عنه.

I forgot about the thing, I made it forgotten, a forgetfulness: I forgot it and became heedless of it.

وأذهلني عنه كذا.

And such-and-such made me forget it.

وفيه لغة أخرى: ذهلت بالكسر ذهولا.

And there is another linguistic form: I was astonished with a kasra, an astonishment.

وهما ذهلان كلاهما من ربيعة: أحدهما ذهل بن شيبان بن ثعلبة بن عكابة، والآخر ذهل بن ثعلبة بن عكابة.

And they are two Dahls, both from Rabi'a: one is Dahl bin Shayban bin Tha'laba bin 'Ukaba, and the other is Dahl bin Tha'laba bin 'Ukaba.

قال اللحيانى: يقال: جاء بعد ذهل من الليل ودهل، أي بعد هدء.

Al-Lihyani said: It is said: 'He came after a Dahl of the night and a Dahala', meaning after stillness.