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دحب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of pushing or driving, and by extension, sexual intercourse. It also has a less common meaning related to abundance, specifically of sheep.

Derived headwords

دَحَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to pushboth

    To push or shove something forcefully.

  2. 2.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    A euphemism for sexual intercourse, particularly with one's wife.

دَحْبnoun
  1. 1.
    pushingboth

    The act of pushing or shoving.

  2. 2.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    Sexual intercourse, used as a noun.

دَحَابnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    A noun referring to sexual intercourse.

دَحَابَاverb
  1. 1.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with one's wife.

دَحْبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    A noun referring to sexual intercourse.

دُحَيْبَةname
  1. 1.
    a woman's nameclassical

    A proper name for a woman.

دَحْبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantclassical

    Describing sheep as abundant or numerous.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن دريد: أي (دفعه)
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Ibn Duraid said: meaning 'to push'.
والدحب) الدفع، كالدحم
And 'al-dahb' is pushing, like 'al-dahm'.
وقد دحب (جاريته) يدحبها (دحبا ودحابا، بالضم: جامعها)
And he pushed (his female slave) 'yadhabbuha' (dahban wa dahaban, with damma: he had intercourse with her).
كدحمها يدحمها
Like 'kadahama-ha' 'yadahimu-ha'.
والدحب في الجماع كناية عن النكاح
And 'al-dahb' in intercourse is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.
والاسم الدحاب بالضم
And the noun is 'al-dahab' (with damma).
كدحباها يدحبيها دحباء نكحها
Like 'kadahaba-ha' 'yadahibu-ha' 'dahaba' meaning he had intercourse with her.
ودحيبة كجهينة: امرأة
And 'duhaybah' like 'juhaynah': a woman.
غنم دحبة كهمزة أي كثيرة
Abundant sheep, like 'hammazah', meaning numerous.