دردح

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something or someone old, worn out, or excessively large and bulky. It extends to describe a person who is overly fond of something, and a woman whose proportions are equal in length and width.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْدَح (بالكسر)noun

1.
one fond of somethingboth
This refers to a person who is excessively attached to or enthusiastic about something.
2.
old womanclassical
A term for an elderly woman.
3.
old manclassical
A term for an elderly man, particularly one who is senile or mentally slow.

دَرْدَحadjective

1.
old, agedboth
Describing someone who is old and advanced in age.
2.
toothless old personclassical
Specifically refers to an elderly person who has lost their teeth.

الدَّرْدَحَة (بهاء)noun

1.
woman of equal proportionsclassical
A woman whose height and width are equal, suggesting a stout or broad build.

دَرادِحnoun

1.
stout womenclassical
The plural of 'dardaha', referring to women who are broad or stout.

الدَّرْدَح (من الإبل)adjective

1.
aged camelclassical
Describes a camel that is old, to the point where its teeth have worn down and it can no longer properly chew, causing its gums to stick to its palate.

Parallel reading

فيهما هو المولع بالشيء

It refers to one who is overly fond of something.

والدردح العجوز، والشيخ الهم

And 'dardah' refers to an old woman, and an old man (who is slow-witted).

وشيخ دردح، أي كبير

And an old man is 'dardah', meaning aged.

وقيل: الدردح: المسن الذي ذهبت أسنانه

And it is said: 'Al-dardah' is the elderly person whose teeth are gone.

الدردحة، بهاء: المرأة التي طولها وعرضها سواء

Al-dardahah (with ta marbuta): the woman whose length and width are equal.

وإذ هي كالبكر الهجان إذا مشت أبى لا يماشيها القصار الدرادح

And when she walks like a pure young woman, the short, stout women cannot keep pace with her.

والدردح من الإبل: التي أكلت أسنانها ولصقت بحنكها كبرا

And 'al-dardah' among camels: is one whose teeth have been worn away and stick to its palate due to old age.

هي التي فيها بقيصة وقد أسنت

She is one that has a protruding gum and has grown old.