ذحج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root ذحج (dh-h-j) primarily relates to the concept of rubbing, scraping, or dragging something. It also extends to the idea of moving something from one place to another and, by extension, to the name of a prominent Yemeni tribe and its eponymous ancestor.

Derived headwords

ذَحَجَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُverb

1.
to scrape itboth
To scrape or rub something, similar to the meaning of سحجه (saḥajahu).
2.
to drag itboth
To drag or move something from one place to another, or to agitate it.
3.
to rub itboth
To rub or polish something, like leather.
4.
to throw itclassical
A woman throws her child at birth.

ذَحْجًاnoun

1.
scrapingboth
The act of scraping or rubbing, synonymous with سحج (saḥj).

الذَّحْجُnoun

1.
scrapingboth
The act of scraping or rubbing, equivalent to سحج (saḥj).

الرِّيحُ ذَحَّتْ فُلَانًاverb

1.
the wind dragged himboth
The wind dragged someone from one place to another and moved them.

مَذْحَجname

1.
Mudhḥijboth
A great tribe, comprising various clans and branches, named after Malik ibn Adad. It is a prominent Yemeni tribe.
2.
red hillclassical
A red hill in Yemen where the mother of Malik and Tayyi' gave birth to them. The tribe was named after this hill.

أَذْحَجَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى وَلَدِهَاverb

1.
the woman stayed with her childclassical
A woman remains with or stays by her child, particularly after childbirth. This is the origin of the name Mudhḥij.

ذَحَجَ الْأَدِيمَverb

1.
to rub the leatherboth
To rub or polish leather or similar material.

ذَحَجَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ بِوَلَدِهَاverb

1.
the woman threw her childclassical
A woman throws her child during childbirth.

Parallel reading

ذحجه، كمنعه ذحجا

He scraped it, like he prevented it, with scraping.

والذحج: كالسحج، سواء

And al-dhaḥj: is like al-saḥj, the same.

وقد ذححت الريح فلانا: جرته من موضع إلى موضع آخر وحركته

And the wind dragged someone: it dragged him from one place to another and moved him.

ومذحج: شعب عظيم، فيه قبائل وأفحاذ وبطون، واسمه مالك بن أدد

And Mudhḥij: is a great tribe, containing clans, branches, and sub-clans, and his name is Malik ibn Adad.

ومذحج هو مالك بن زيد بن كهلان ابن سبإ

And Mudhḥij is Malik ibn Zayd ibn Kahlan ibn Saba'.

ومذحج: مالك وطيىء، سميا بذالك لأن أمهما لما هلك بعلها أذحجت على ابنيها طيىء ومالك هاذين، فلم تتزوج بعد أدد

And Mudhḥij: are Malik and Tayyi', they were named that because when their mother's husband died, she stayed with her two sons, Tayyi' and Malik, and did not marry after Adad.

ولد أدد بن زيد بن مرة بن يشجب، مرة، والأشعر، وأمهما دلة بنت ذي منجشان الحميريج، فهلكت مالكا وطيئا واسمه جلهمة، ثم هلك أدد فلم تتوج مدلة، وأقامت على ولديها مالك وطيء

Adad ibn Zayd ibn Murrah ibn Yashjub, begot Murrah and al-Ash'ar, and their mother was Dallah bint Dhi Minjashan al-Himyarī. She bore Malik and Tayyi', whose name was Juhaymah. Then Adad died, and Mudallal did not remarry, and remained with her two sons, Malik and Tayyi'.

وقيل مذحج اسم أكمة حمراء باليمن ولدت مالكا وطيئا أمهما عندها

And it is said Mudhḥij is the name of a red hill in Yemen where the mother of Malik and Tayyi' gave birth to them.

وأن مذحجا من كهلان بن سبإ

And that Mudhḥij is from Kahlan ibn Saba'.

ومذحج مفعل من قولهم ذحجت الأديم وغيره إذا دلكته، هاذا قول ابن دريد، ثم صار اسما للقبيلة

And Mudhḥij is a pattern 'maf'al' from their saying 'dhḥaja al-adīm wa ghayrahu' if you rub it. This is the saying of Ibn Durayd, then it became a name for the tribe.

مذحج مثال مسجد أبو قبيلة من اليمن، وهو مذحج بن يحابر بن مالك بن زيد بن كحلان ابن سبإ

Mudhḥij, like masjad, is the father of a tribe from Yemen, and he is Mudhḥij ibn Yaḥābir ibn Malik ibn Zayd ibn Kahlān ibn Saba'.

هاذا غلط منه على سيبويه، إنما هو مأجج، جعل ميمها أصلا كمهدد، لولا ذالك لكان مأجا ومهدا كمفر، وفي الكلام فعلل كجعفر، وليس فيه فعلل، فمذحج مفعل ليس إلا

This is an error by him against Sibawayh; it is actually 'ma'ajj', making its mim an original letter like 'muhaddad'. If not for that, it would be 'ma'ja' and 'muhda' like 'mafarr'. And in the speech, it is 'fa'lal' like 'Ja'far', and it is not 'fa'lal'. So Mudhḥij is 'maf'al' and nothing else.

أذحجت المرأة على ولدها إذا أقامت

A woman stayed with her child if she remained.

ومننه أخذ مذحج، كما تقدم

And from it, Mudhḥij was derived, as previously mentioned.

وذحجه ذحجا: عركه، والدال لغة، وقد تقدم

And he scraped it with scraping: he rubbed it, and the 'd' is a dialectal variant, and it has been mentioned before.

وذحجت المرأة بولدها: رمت به عند الولادة

And the woman threw her child: she cast it at birth.

وذحج الأديم: دلكه، كما تقدم

And he rubbed the leather: he polished it, as previously mentioned.

يجوز في مذحج الصرف وعدمه، وأن المرأة سميت باسم الأكمة، ثم سميت بها القبيلة

It is permissible for Mudhḥij to be declined or not, and that the woman was named after the hill, and then the tribe was named after it.