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ضحل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of shallowness, scarcity, or diminishment, particularly in relation to water. It extends to the idea of something fading away, disappearing, or becoming dispersed.

Derived headwords

الضَّحْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Shallow waterboth

    Refers to a small amount of water, specifically water that is shallow.

الضَّحْضَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    Shallow waterclassical

    A term synonymous with 'al-ḍaḥl', denoting shallow water.

أَتَان الضحلother
  1. 1.
    A she-ass of shallow waterclassical

    A specific term referring to a she-ass associated with shallow water, likely due to its inability to be fully submerged.

اضْمَحَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    it disappearedboth

    it disappeared

امْضَحَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    the dialect of the Kilābiyyīnboth

    the dialect of the Kilābiyyīn

Parallel reading

الضحل: الماء القليل
Al-ḍaḥl: scarce water.
وهو الضحضاح
And it is al-ḍaḥḍāḥ.
ومننه أتان الضحل: لانه لا يغمرها لقلته
And among them is 'atān al-ḍaḥl': because it does not submerge her due to its scarcity.
واضمحل الشئ، أي ذهب
And a thing 'iḍmaḥalla', meaning it vanished.
وفي لغة الكلابيين: امضحل الشئ، بتقديم الميم، حكاه أبو زيد
And in the language of the Kilabiyyin: 'amḍaḥalla' a thing, with the transposition of the mim, as narrated by Abu Zayd.
واضمحل السحاب: تقشع
And the clouds 'iḍmaḥalla': they dispersed.