← Back to Taj al-Arus

دحث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is good at narrating or recounting stories. It is presented as a rare or obscure term, possibly an inversion of another word.

Derived headwords

الدحثnoun
  1. 1.
    Skilled narratorclassical

    A man who is skilled in the narration and recounting of speech or stories. It is suggested to be an inversion of the word 'حدث' (hadath).

كندسverb
  1. 1.
    To be skilled in narrationclassical

    This verb form is mentioned in relation to the noun 'الدحث', implying the action of being skilled in narrating or recounting.

حدثverb
  1. 1.
    To narrate, recountboth

    To relate a story or event; to narrate. This is mentioned as a potential origin or inversion for the term 'الدحث'.

Parallel reading

الدحث كندس
Al-Dath is kandas (skilled in narration).
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jauhari neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني هو: (الرجل الجيد السياق للحديث)
And Al-Saghani said it is: (the man good at the context of speech/narration).
كأنه مقلوب الحدث
As if it were an inversion of Al-Hadath.