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د دح

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of pushing, shoving, or throwing something forcefully, often downwards or against a surface. It extends to meanings of expansion, spaciousness, and also describes physical characteristics like being short and stout.

Derived headwords

دَحَاverb
  1. 1.
    to push, shoveboth

    To push or shove someone forcefully, often throwing them or pressing them against the ground.

  2. 2.
    to spread outclassical

    To spread something out, like a house in the earth, implying making it spacious.

يَدَحُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    he pushes itboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to push', indicating an ongoing action of shoving or throwing.

دَحَا فُلَانًاverb
  1. 1.
    to push someoneboth

    To push a person forcefully, often implying throwing them or knocking them down.

يَدَحُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to push himboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to push', specifically directed at a male person.

دَحْnoun
  1. 1.
    pushing, shovingboth

    The act of pushing or shoving something, often with force, and pressing it against the ground. It is similar to 'das'.

  2. 2.
    slap on the neckboth

    A slap delivered with an open palm to the back of the neck.

دَحُوحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    slappingboth

    The act of slapping someone on the back of the neck with an open hand.

فَدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    he pushedboth

    A past tense verb form indicating a forceful push or shove.

اندَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to become spaciousboth

    To become wide, expansive, or spacious. This is the primary meaning, often related to physical space.

  2. 2.
    to expandboth

    To grow larger or wider, to spread out.

مُندَحnoun
  1. 1.
    spaciousnessboth

    A state of being spacious, wide, or ample. It refers to having plenty of room.

مُنتَدَحnoun
  1. 1.
    spaciousnessboth

    Ample space or room; a place of spaciousness and ease.

الدَّحْدَاحadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutboth

    Describing someone, male or female, who is short, stout, and thick-bodied.

الدَّحْدَاحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutboth

    Describing someone, male or female, who is short, stout, and thick-bodied.

الدَّحْدَحadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutboth

    Describing someone, male or female, who is short, stout, and thick-bodied.

الدَّحَادِحadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutboth

    Describing someone, male or female, who is short, stout, and thick-bodied.

الدُّحَيْدِحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutboth

    Describing someone, male or female, who is short, stout, and thick-bodied.

الدَّوْدَحadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    Describing someone, male or female, who is short, stout, and thick-bodied.

الدَّحْدَحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutboth

    Describing someone, male or female, who is short, stout, and thick-bodied.

الدَّحُوحadjective
  1. 1.
    large (woman/she-camel)both

    Describing a woman or a she-camel as large, stout, or imposing.

دَحْنَـدِحnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small crawling creature or insect.

  2. 2.
    children's gameclassical

    A game played by children where one person stands on one leg and hops if they miss a cue.

دَحْ دَحْinterjection
  1. 1.
    I admit, be quietclassical

    An expression used to signify admission and a command to be silent, like 'I confess, so be quiet'.

مَدْحُوحadjective
  1. 1.
    spacious, wideclassical

    Describing a house or dwelling that is spacious, wide, and well-constructed.

الدَّحْحnoun
  1. 1.
    stretching landsclassical

    Refers to lands that are vast and stretching out.

اندَحَّتْverb
  1. 1.
    they became distendedclassical

    The past tense plural form indicating that the flanks of livestock became distended, likely from eating abundant herbage.

دَحَّverb
  1. 1.
    to fill the stomachclassical

    To fill the stomach completely, causing it to extend downwards.

أبو الدَّحْدَاحname
  1. 1.
    Abu al-Dahdahclassical

    A kunya (patronymic) referring to Thabit bin al-Dahdah, a companion of the Prophet, after whom a place called 'al-Marj' is named.

دَحْدَاحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    stout, well-builtclassical

    Describing a man or woman as stout, well-built, and rounded.

Parallel reading

وقال شمير: دح فلانا يدحه دحا ودحاه: إذا دفعه ورمى به، كما قالوا: عراه وعره.
And Shamir said: 'Daha fulanan yadahu daha wa dahahu: if he pushed him and threw him, just as they said: 'araahu wa 'arahu.'
الدح: الدفع وإلصاق الشيء بالأرض، وهو قريب من الدس.
The 'dah': pushing and pressing something to the ground, and it is close to 'das' (to push or insert).
والدح: الدع في القفا، وهو الضرب بالكف منشورة، وقد دح قفاه يدحه دحوحا ودحا.
And 'dah': the slap on the nape of the neck, which is striking with an open palm, and he slapped his nape, striking him with a 'dahuh' and 'dah'.
وفي الحديث: (كان لأسامة بطن مندح)، أي متسع.
And in the hadith: (Usama had a spacious belly), meaning expansive.
ومن قوله: ليس لي عن هاذا الأمر مندوحة، ومنتدح: أي سعة.
And from his saying: I have no way out of this matter that is spacious, or a place of spaciousness: meaning ample room.
وقال أعرابي: مطرنا لليلتين بقيتا فاندحت الأرض كلأ.
And an Arab said: We were rained upon for the last two nights, and the earth became expansive with herbage.
والدحداح بالفتح و الدحداحة، بها، والدحدح، كجعفر والدحادح، بالضم، والدحيدحة، مصغرا، والدودح، كجوهر، حكاه ابن جني ولم يفسره، والدحدحة، كل ذالك بمعنى القصير الغليظ البطن.
And 'al-dahdah' (with fatha) and 'al-dahdahah' (with ha), and 'al-dahdah' (like Ja'far), and 'al-dahadah' (with damma), and 'al-duhaydihah' (diminutive), and 'al-dudah' (like Jawhar), narrated by Ibn Jinni and he did not explain it, and 'al-dahdahah', all of that means short and stout of belly.
وامرأة دحدحة ودحداحة.
And a woman who is 'dahdahah' and 'dahdahah'.
والدحوح: المرأة والناقة العظيمتان.
And 'al-dahuh': the large woman and she-camel.
ويقال للمقر: دح دح بالكسر والتسكين، أي أقررت فاسكت.
And it is said to the confessor: 'dah dah' (with kasra and sukun), meaning 'I confess, so be quiet'.
وقال: دحا محا، أي دعها معها.
And he said: 'Daha maha', meaning 'leave her with it'.
دح في الثرى بيتا، إذا وسعه.
He pushed a house into the earth, if he made it spacious.
وبيت مدحوح، أي مسوى موسع.
And a house that is 'madhuh', meaning well-built and spacious.
والدح: الضرب بالكف منشورة، أي طوائف الجسد أصابت.
And 'al-dah': striking with an open palm, meaning parts of the body were hit.
ويقال: اندحت خواصر الماشية اندحاحا، إذا تفتقت من أكل البقل.
And it is said: the flanks of the livestock became distended 'indihahan', if they burst from eating herbage.
ودح الطعام بطنه يدحه، إذا ملأه حتى يسترسل إلى أسفل.
And food filled his stomach, 'yaduhuhu', if it filled it until it descended downwards.
وقال الليث: الدحداح والدحداحة من الرجال والنساء: المستدير الململم، وأنشد: أغرك أنني رجل جليد دحيدحة وأنك علطميس؟
And Al-Layth said: 'Al-dahdah' and 'al-dahdahah' of men and women: the rounded, well-built one, and he recited: Did it deceive you that I am a strong man, stout, and you are a weakling?