دلو

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of drawing water with a bucket, extending to concepts of lowering, descending, and bringing something down. It also encompasses related objects like buckets, constellations, and brands, as well as metaphorical uses for bringing about calamities, pleading, or facilitating.

Derived headwords

الدَّلْوnoun

1.
the bucket used for drawing waterboth
the bucket used for drawing water

الدَّلَاnoun

1.
bucketclassical
A single bucket, similar to الدلو.

أَدْلnoun

1.
he showed confidence, so he hopedboth
he showed confidence, so he hoped
2.
diminutive plural (of paucity)both
diminutive plural (of paucity)

دِلَاءnoun

1.
plural (of multitude)both
plural (of multitude)

دَلَىnoun

1.
buckets (plural)classical
Another plural form of الدلو.

دَلَاتهnoun

1.
shareclassical
His share, portion, or lot.

الدَّالِيَةnoun

1.
the waterwheel turned by an oxboth
the waterwheel turned by an ox
2.
and the waterwheel turned by waterboth
and the waterwheel turned by water

دَلَاverb

1.
he drew it outboth
he drew it out

أَدْلَىverb

1.
he argued with itboth
he argued with it
2.
he handed it over to himboth
he handed it over to him

الدَّالِيadjective

1.
meaning 'the one who lets down'both
meaning 'the one who lets down'

ادلولىverb

1.
to hastenclassical
To move quickly or hasten.

دَالَىverb

1.
to be gentle withclassical
To treat someone gently, kindly, or coaxingly.

دَلَّىverb

1.
to lower oneselfboth
To descend or lower oneself, for example from a tree.
2.
to be tenderclassical
To act tenderly or affectionately, as in 'then he drew near and drew close'.

تَدَلَّىverb

1.
he descended from itboth
he descended from it
2.
he hung down, he dangledboth
he hung down, he dangled

دَلَّاهُverb

1.
he made him fall into what he intended by deceiving himboth
he made him fall into what he intended by deceiving him

يُدْلِيverb

1.
he boasts of itboth
he boasts of it

Parallel reading

الدلو: واحدة الدلاء التي يستقى بها.

The bucket: the single unit of the buckets used for drawing water.

وكذلك الدلا بالفتح، الواحدة دلاة.

And likewise ad-dalā, with the fatha, the single unit is dalāh.

والكثير دلاء ودلى على فعول

And the plural is dalā' and dalā on the pattern 'fu'ūl'.

والاسود: اسم ابنه.

And al-Aswad: the name of his son.

والدلو: برج من بروج السماء.

And ad-Dalu: a constellation of the celestial spheres.

والدلو: سمة للإبل.

And ad-Dalu: a brand for camels.

وقولهم: جاء فلان بالدلو، أي بالداهية.

And their saying: 'So-and-so came with the calamity', meaning with a great disaster.

والدالية: المنجنون تديرها البقر، والناعورة يديرها الماء.

And ad-dāliyah: the Persian wheel turned by oxen, and the noria turned by water.

ودلوت الدلو: نزعتها.

And I drew the bucket: I pulled it out.

وأدليتها: أرسلتها في البئر لتمتلئ.

And I lowered it: I sent it down into the well to fill.

يكشف عن جماته دلو الدال

Revealing from its depths a lowered bucket.

ودلوت الناقة دلوا: سرتها سيرا رويدا.

And I made the she-camel proceed slowly, a slow pace.

لا تعجلا بالسير وادلواها

Do not hasten the journey and make her proceed slowly.

وادلولى، أي أسرع، وهو افعوعل.

And 'adlalūlā', meaning hasten, and it is on the pattern 'if'ū'ūl'.

ودلوت الرجل وداليته، إذا رفقت به وداريته.

And I treated the man gently and coaxed him, if I was kind to him and managed him.

ودلاه بغرور، أي أوقعه فيما أراد من تغريره، وهو من إدلاء الدلو.

And he deceived him with trickery, meaning he caused him to fall into what he intended of his deception, and this is from lowering the bucket.

ودلوت بفلان إليك، أي استشفعت به إليك.

And I brought so-and-so to you, meaning I sought intercession through him to you.

اللهم أنا نتقرب إليك بعم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وقفية آبائه وكبر رجاله، دلونا به إليك مستشفعين.

O Allah, we draw near to You through the uncle of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and the remnant of his ancestors and the elders of his men; we bring him to You seeking intercession.

وتدلى من الشجرة.

And he lowered himself from the tree.

ثم دنا فتدلى

Then he drew near and descended.

أي تدلل، كقوله تعالى: (ثم ذهب إلى أهله يتمطى)

Meaning he acted tenderly, like His saying: 'Then he went to his family, swaggering'.

فتدليت عليها قافلا

So I lowered myself upon it, returning.

وأدلى بحجته، أي احتج بها.

And he presented his argument, meaning he argued with it.

وهو يدلي برحمه، أي يمت بها.

And he boasts of his kinship, meaning he takes pride in it.

وأدلى بماله إلى الحاكم: دفعه إليه.

And he gave his money to the ruler: he handed it over to him.

وتدلوا بها إلى الحكام

And you present it to the rulers.