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دهج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the naming or calling of a ewe, particularly for milking. It also includes a place name derived from this usage.

Derived headwords

أَدْهَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to call (a ewe)both

    To call a ewe by a specific name or term, especially when calling her for milking.

أَدْهَجُnoun
  1. 1.
    ewe (called for milking)classical

    A ewe that is called by a specific name or term, particularly when being summoned for milking.

أَدْهَجُ أَدْهَجِname
  1. 1.
    name for a eweclassical

    A specific term or name used to call a ewe, especially for milking.

الدَّهْجِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    village nameclassical

    A village located at the gate of Isfahan, named after the practice of calling ewes.

Parallel reading

أدهج كأحمد، اسم النعجة
Adhaja (like Ahmad) is the name of a ewe.
وتدعى للحلب فيقال: أدهج أدهج
And she is called for milking, and it is said: 'Adhaj, Adhaj!'
قد سميت باسم ما تدعى به
She has been named by what she is called.
والدهجية بكسر فسكون فكسر ففتح: قرية بباب أصبهان
And Al-Dahjiyyah (with kasrah, then sukun, then kasrah, then fatha) is a village at the gate of Isfahan.
منها أبو صالح محمد بن حامد، روى عن أبي علي الثقفي
From it is Abu Salih Muhammad bin Hamid, who narrated from Abu Ali Al-Thaqafi.