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دعلج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root دعلج primarily relates to movement, specifically a back-and-forth or repetitive motion. It also extends to concepts of darkness, excessive consumption, and various objects or beings associated with these movements or characteristics.

Derived headwords

دَعْلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to move back and forthboth

    To move repeatedly or to go back and forth, often with a sense of busyness or lack of clear purpose.

  2. 2.
    to rollclassical

    To cause something to roll or tumble.

الدَّعْلَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    back-and-forth movementboth

    The act of moving back and forth, a repetitive coming and going.

  2. 2.
    darknessclassical

    A state of deep darkness.

  3. 3.
    excessive takingclassical

    Taking or acquiring a large amount of something.

  4. 4.
    gluttonous eatingclassical

    Eating with great appetite and greed.

  5. 5.
    rollingclassical

    The act of rolling or causing to roll.

  6. 6.
    children's gameclassical

    A game played by children involving moving back and forth.

الدَّعْلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    type of bagclassical

    A type of large bag or sack, possibly a type of saddlebag.

  2. 2.
    full bagclassical

    A bag that is full or overflowing.

  3. 3.
    colors of clothesclassical

    Various colors of garments.

  4. 4.
    colors of plantsclassical

    Various colors of vegetation.

  5. 5.
    one who walks aimlesslyclassical

    A person who walks around without a specific purpose or need.

  6. 6.
    gluttonclassical

    Someone who eats excessively, whether human or animal.

  7. 7.
    intertwined plantsclassical

    Plants that grow closely together, supporting each other.

  8. 8.
    handsome youthclassical

    A young man who is handsome, with a smooth body.

  9. 9.
    darknessclassical

    A state of darkness, similar to الدعلجة.

  10. 10.
    wolfclassical

    A wolf.

  11. 11.
    donkeyclassical

    A donkey.

  12. 12.
    stubborn camelclassical

    A female camel that does not move willingly when driven.

  13. 13.
    track of movementclassical

    The trace or mark left by something moving, either coming or going.

  14. 14.
    type of gaitclassical

    A particular manner or style of walking.

دَعْلَجname
  1. 1.
    name of a horseclassical

    The name of a specific horse belonging to 'Amir ibn al-Tufayl.

  2. 2.
    name of a horseclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to 'Abd 'Amr ibn Shurayh ibn al-Ahwas.

  3. 3.
    given nameclassical

    A personal name given to individuals, often used in compound names like Ibn Da'laj.

دَعْلَجَ في حَوْضِهِverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to collect in a basinclassical

    To gather or collect water or other liquid within a basin or reservoir.

Parallel reading

الدعلجة: التردد في الذهاب والمجىء
Al-Da'lajah: The back-and-forth movement in going and coming.
وقد دعلج الصبيان
And the children moved back and forth.
ودعلج الجرذ، كذالك
And the rat moved back and forth, likewise.
يقال: إن الصبي ليدعلج دعلجة الجرذ، يجىء ويذهب
It is said: The boy moves back and forth like a rat, coming and going.
إن فلانا وفلانا يدعلجان بالليل إلى دارك ليجمعا بين هاذين الغارين
Indeed, so-and-so and so-and-so move back and forth at night to your house to bring together these two rivals.
أي يختلفان
Meaning they go back and forth.
الدعلجة: الظلمة
Al-Da'lajah: Darkness.
الدعلجة: الأخذ الكثير
Al-Da'lajah: Excessive taking.
وقيل: الأكل بنهمة
And it was said: Eating with greed.
يأكلن دعلجة ويشبع من عفا
They eat gluttonously and are satisfied from what is abundant.
الدعلجة: الدحرجة
Al-Da'lajah: Rolling.
وقد دعلجت الشيء، إذا دحرجته
And you have rolled the thing, if you have tumbled it.
الدعلج: ضرب من الجواليق والخرجة
Al-Da'laj: A type of large bag and a saddlebag.
الدعلج: الجوالق: الملآن
Al-Da'laj: The full bag.
الدعلج: ألوان الثياب
Al-Da'laj: Colors of clothes.
الدعلج: الذي يمشي في غير حاجة
Al-Da'laj: One who walks without need.
الدعلج: الكثير الأكل من الناس والحيوان
Al-Da'laj: The excessive eater among people and animals.
الدعلج: النبات الذي قد آزر بعضه بعضا
Al-Da'laj: Plants that have supported each other.
الدعلج: الشاب الحسن الوجه الناعم البدن
Al-Da'laj: The handsome youth with a smooth body.
الدعلج: الذئب
Al-Da'laj: The wolf.
الدعلج: الحمار
Al-Da'laj: The donkey.
الدعلج: الناقة التي لا تنساق إذا سيقت
Al-Da'laj: The female camel that does not move when driven.
أكر عليهم دعلجا ولبانه إذا ما اشتكى وقع الرماح تحمحما
I will charge them with Da'laj and his companion when he complains of the impact of spears, whinnying.
الدعلج: أثر المقبل والمدبر
Al-Da'laj: The track of the one coming and the one going.
ودعلج في حوضه: جبى فيه
And he collected in his basin: he gathered [water] in it.
والدعلج: ضرب من المشي
And Al-Da'laj: A type of walking.
والدعلجة: لعبة للصبيان يختلفون فيها الجيئة والذهاب
And Al-Da'lajah: A game for children in which they move back and forth.