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دسا

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of hiding, concealing, or burying something. It can also extend to the idea of introducing something secretly or subtly, often with a negative connotation of corruption or deception.

Derived headwords

دَسَاverb
  1. 1.
    to hideboth

    To conceal something, to keep it from being seen or known. This is the primary meaning of the root.

  2. 2.
    to buryboth

    To place something underground, to inter it. This is a specific form of hiding.

  3. 3.
    to introduce secretlyclassical

    To insert or bring something in stealthily, often implying corruption or deception.

دَسَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to hideclassical

    To conceal something, to keep it from being seen or known. This is the original form of the verb from which 'dasa' is derived.

  2. 2.
    to introduce secretlyclassical

    To insert or bring something in stealthily, often implying corruption or deception.

Parallel reading

دساها، أي أخفاها.
He hid it, meaning he concealed it.
وهو في الأصل دسسها، فأبدل من إحدى السينين ياء.
And it was originally 'dassasaha' (he hid it), so a 'ya' was substituted for one of the 'seen's.