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دهشر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of largeness, roughness, and perhaps haste or intensity in action. It is primarily associated with a large female camel and describes actions performed without gentleness or with excessive speed.

Derived headwords

الدَّهْشَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large female camelclassical

    A large, mature female camel.

  2. 2.
    Acting without gentlenessclassical

    Performing an action or task without gentleness or care; acting roughly.

  3. 3.
    Hasty taking in combatclassical

    The swiftness of seizing or engaging in combat.

  4. 4.
    Hasty engagement in intercourseclassical

    The swiftness or intensity of sexual intercourse.

دَهْشَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To act roughlyclassical

    To perform an action without gentleness or care, in a rough manner.

Parallel reading

هي الناقة الكبيرة
It is the large female camel.
أن تعمل العمل بغير رفق
To perform the action without gentleness.
وهي العجمجمة
And it is the rough, unintelligible speech.
سرعة الأخذ في الصراع
The swiftness of seizing in combat.
وكذا في الجماع
And likewise in intercourse.
كدعشرة
Like the Da'sharah (a similar term).