دءدء

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of steady, persistent, or slow movement, often associated with animals like camels. It also extends to meanings of bringing something closer, covering, and even the end of a month or a period of darkness.

Derived headwords

دأدأverb

1.
to move steadilyclassical
Said of a camel, moving with a steady, persistent gait.
2.
to bring closerclassical
To bring something near or closer.
3.
to coverclassical
To cover something.
4.
to move and then stillclassical
To move something and then make it still.

دأدأةnoun

1.
steady gaitclassical
A steady, persistent gait of a camel, considered a specific type of movement.
2.
bringing nearclassical
The act of bringing something closer.
3.
coveringclassical
The act of covering something.
4.
sound of stoneclassical
The sound of a stone falling into a streambed or ravine.
5.
shuffling soundclassical
The sound of a child being moved in a cradle to help them sleep.
6.
crowdingclassical
Crowding or jostling.

ودئداءnoun

1.
fast paceclassical
A fast pace of travel, especially for camels, faster than 'hafada' but below 'rab'a'.

الدئداءnoun

1.
fast paceclassical
A fast pace of travel, especially for camels.
2.
end of the monthclassical
The end of the month, specifically the last few nights.
3.
dark nightsclassical
The dark nights of the month, particularly after the waning crescent.

الدأداءnoun

1.
end of the monthclassical
The end of the month, or the 'day of doubt' (the day before the new moon is confirmed).
2.
dark nightsclassical
The dark nights of the month, especially the last three nights.
3.
open spaceclassical
A wide, open space or plain.
4.
wide valleysclassical
What is wide of ravines and valleys.

الدؤدؤnoun

1.
end of the monthclassical
The end of the month.

الدآدئnoun

1.
dark nightsclassical
The dark nights of the month, especially the three nights after the new moon has completely disappeared.

تدأدأverb

1.
to roll
Said of a stone, to roll or tumble.
2.
to returnclassical
Said of camels, to return with their moans or rumblings in their bellies.
3.
to be slowclassical
Said of news or a message, to be delayed or slow in coming.
4.
to leanclassical
Said of a load, to lean or tilt due to its weight.
5.
to swayclassical
Said of a person walking, to sway or stagger due to an excuse or pride.
6.
to crowdclassical
To crowd or jostle together.
7.
to lean awayclassical
To lean away from something.

تودأverb

1.
to run fastclassical
To run fast, said of a horse.

كودأverb

1.
to run fastclassical
To run fast, said of a horse.

دودأverb

1.
to run fastclassical
To run fast, said of a horse.

الدأداءadjective

1.
slowclassical
Said of a camel, moving slowly or with a steady, persistent gait.

الدئداءadjective

1.
fastclassical
Said of travel, fast or rapid.

الدؤدؤadjective

1.
darkclassical
Said of a night, dark.

الدأدأةadjective

1.
crowdedclassical
Crowded or jostling.

الدأديadjective

1.
addicted to playclassical
One who is addicted to amusement and hardly leaves it.

الدودأةnoun

1.
clamorclassical
A clamor or loud noise.

تدأدأverb

1.
to moveclassical
To move and then become still.

فتدأدأverb

1.
to move and become stillclassical
To be moved and then become still; to be covered and then become covered.

الدأداءnoun

1.
haste of a foolclassical
The hasty, foolish response of an ignorant person.

الدئداءnoun

1.
fast paceclassical
A fast pace of travel, especially for camels.

Parallel reading

دأدأ البعير دأدأة مقيس إجماعا

The camel moved with a steady gait, a movement agreed upon as measured.

الدئداء من السير: السريع

The 'di'da'' of travel is the fast pace.

الدأدأة والدئداء في سير الإبل: قرمطة فوق الحفد.

The 'da'da'' and 'di'da'' in the gait of camels: a steady pace above 'hafada'.

الدأدأة والدئداء: سير فوق الخبب، وفوقه الربعة

The 'da'da'' and 'di'da'': a gait above 'khabb', and above that is 'rab'a'.

واعرورت العلط العرضي تركضه أم الفوارس بالدئداء والربعه

And the strong, broad-backed camel was being urged by the mother of knights with the 'di'da'' and 'rab'a' gait.

دأدأ في أثره إذا تبعه مقتفيا له

He followed in its tracks, pursuing it.

دأدأ الشيء: حركه وسكنه

He moved the thing and then stilled it.

فتدأدأ في الكل، أي حركه فتحرك، وسكنه فسكن

And it moved in all of it, meaning he moved it and it moved, and he stilled it and it stilled.

نهى عن صوم الدأداء

He forbade fasting on the 'da'da'' (end of the month).

الدأداء والدئداءو زاد غيره الدؤدؤ بالضم: آخر الشهر

The 'da'da'' and 'di'da'' (and others added) the 'du'du'' (with damma): the end of the month.

تداركه في منصل الآل بعدما مضى غير دأداء وقد كاد يعطب

He rescued him in the clearing of the mirage after the 'da'da'' had passed and he had almost perished.

هي الليالي الثلاث التي بعد المحاق وإنما سمين دآدئ لأن القمر فيها يدأديء إلى الغيوب، أي يسرع

They are the three nights after the new moon, and they are called 'da'adi'' because the moon in them speeds towards disappearance, meaning it hastens.

وثلاث محاق وثلاث دآديء

And three of the dark phase and three of the 'da'adi''.

ليس عفر الليالي كالدآدئ

The bright nights are not like the 'da'adi'' (dark nights).

وتدأدأ الحجر تدحرج

And the stone rolled.

تدأدأ الخبر: أبطأ

The news was slow.

تدأدأ حمله: مال

Its load tilted.

تدأدأ الرجل في مشيه: تمايل

The man swayed in his walking.

دأدأ القوم وتدأدءوا: تزاحموا

The people crowded together.

تدأدأ عنه: مال

He leaned away from it.

والدأدأة: صوت وقع الحجر على المسيل

And the 'da'da'' is the sound of a stone falling onto the streambed.

والدأدأة: التزاحم

And the 'da'da'' is the crowding.

سمعت له دودأة، أي جلبة

I heard a 'dud'a'' from him, meaning a clamor.

والدأدأة: صوت تحريك الصبي في المهد لينام

And the 'da'da'' is the sound of moving a child in the cradle to make them sleep.

والدأداء ممدودا: الفضاء الواسع

And the 'da'da'' (extended) is the wide open space.

والدأدي: المولع باللهو لا يكاد يتركه

And the 'da'di' is one who is addicted to play and hardly leaves it.