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ديح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to primarily relate to locusts, with some less common meanings concerning staying in a place or distributing something.

Derived headwords

الدِّيحَانnoun
  1. 1.
    locustsclassical

    A collective noun referring to locusts, as cited from Al-Kura'i.

ديحverb
  1. 1.
    to stay, remainclassical

    To stay or remain in one's house.

ديحverb
  1. 1.
    to distribute, scatterclassical

    To distribute or scatter one's wealth or possessions.

دَوَحverb
  1. 1.
    to distribute, scatterclassical

    Similar to 'ديح', meaning to distribute or scatter.

Parallel reading

الدِّيحَان، كريحان: الجراد
Al-Dīḥān, like Rayḥān: locusts.
ديح في بيته: أقام
He stayed in his house: he remained.
ديح ماله: فرقه
He distributed his wealth: he scattered it.
كدوحه
like his scattering it.