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ددح

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to shortness and stoutness, possibly with a connotation of being plump or short and thick. It is primarily discussed in classical Arabic texts with limited modern usage.

Derived headwords

الدودحةnoun
  1. 1.
    Stoutness with shortnessclassical

    A state of being stout or thickset, combined with shortness in stature.

الدودحadjective
  1. 1.
    Shortclassical

    Describing someone or something as being short in stature.

Parallel reading

الدودحة: السمن مع القصر
Al-dūdaḥah: stoutness with shortness.
وذكره ابن جني، ولم يفسره.
And Ibn Jinni mentioned it, but did not explain it.
وقد تقدم في قول المصنف: الدودح: القصير
And it has preceded in the statement of the author: Al-dūdaḥ: the short one.
فذكحره ثانيا تكرار.
So he mentioned it a second time as a repetition.