د س س

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of hiding, concealing, or burying something, often with a sense of stealth or deception. It extends to related concepts like secreting something, being sneaky, or even a type of snake known for its hidden nature.

Derived headwords

دَسَّverb

1.
to hide, concealboth
To hide something under or within something else, implying concealment.
2.
to buryboth
To bury something, especially in the ground, as in burying a child alive.
3.
to insert stealthilyboth
To insert something stealthily, often to gather information or for malicious purposes.
4.
to make base or lowlyclassical
To make something or oneself base, lowly, or insignificant through wicked deeds or neglect.

دَسّnoun

1.
hiding, concealmentboth
The act of hiding or concealing something.
2.
buryingclassical
The act of burying, particularly of a child alive.
3.
the substance used for greasing camel's legsclassical
The specific grease or ointment applied to the groins of camels.

دَسِيسnoun

1.
spy, informantboth
Someone sent to gather information or bring news, similar to a spy or informant.
2.
hidden maliceclassical
The act of concealing malice or treachery.
3.
bad smell, body odorclassical
A persistent bad smell or body odor that is difficult to remove.
4.
roasted meatclassical
Meat that has been roasted.

دَسِيسَةnoun

1.
secret plot, intrigueboth
A secret plan, intrigue, or hidden scheme.
2.
rumor-mongeringboth
The act of spreading rumors or gossip.

الدَّسِيسَىnoun

1.
hidden thingclassical
Something hidden or concealed.

الدَّاسُوسnoun

1.
spy, informer (colloquial)classical
A spy or informer, used colloquially.

الدَّسَسnoun

1.
strong, pervasive bad odorsclassical
Strong, pervasive, and offensive body odors.
2.
hypocrites among recitersclassical
People who feign piety and join reciters of scripture but are not truly among them.

الدَّسَّاسَةnoun

1.
fatty soilclassical
Rich, fertile soil, specifically referring to a type of plant called 'al-'unmah'.
2.
a type of venomous snakeclassical
A dangerous, red snake with pointed ends, difficult to kill, and of medium thickness.

الدَّسَّاسnoun

1.
a type of snakeclassical
A type of snake known for its venom and ability to hide in the ground, often described as having indistinguishable heads.

الدَّسَّةnoun

1.
a game for childrenclassical
A game played by the children of the Bedouins.

يَدُسُّverb

1.
he hides, concealsboth
He hides or conceals something.

دَسَّسَverb

1.
to hide, conceal (intensified)both
To hide or conceal something thoroughly or with great effort.

دَسَاهَاverb

1.
he made it lowlyclassical
He made it (referring to a soul or deed) lowly, base, or insignificant.

اندَسَّverb

1.
to hide oneself, to sneakboth
To hide oneself, to sneak into a place or situation.
2.
to be buriedboth
To be buried, especially in the ground.

دَسَّاسadjective

1.
infiltrating, intrusiveboth
Describing something that infiltrates or intrudes, like a root that enters the soil.

مَدْسُوسadjective

1.
greased, anointedclassical
Describing a camel that has been greased or anointed, particularly in its groins.

Parallel reading

دسك شيئا تحت شيء، وهو: الإخفاء

To hide something under something else, which is concealment.

ودسست الشيء في التراب: أخفيته

And I hid the thing in the dirt: I concealed it.

والدس أيضا: دفن الشيء تحت الشيء وإدخاله

And hiding also means: burying something under something and inserting it.

أم يدسه في التراب أي يدفنه

Or he buries it in the earth, meaning he buries it.

والدسيس، كأمير: الصنان الذي لا يقلعه الدواء

And al-dasīs, like amīr: the body odor that medicine does not remove.

والدسيس: من تدسه ليأتيك بالأخبار، وهو شبيه المتحسس

And al-dasīs: one whom you send to bring you news, and he is like a scout.

ويقال: اندس فلان إلى فلان يأتيه بالنمائم

And it is said: So-and-so sneaked to so-and-so to bring him gossip.

والعامة يسمونه الداسوس

And the common people call him al-dāsūs.

والدسس، بضمتين: الأصنة الدفرة الفائحة

And al-dasas, with two dammahs: the strong, pungent body odors.

والدسس: المراؤون بأعمالهم، يدخلون مع القراء وليسوا منهم

And al-dasas: the hypocrites in their deeds, who join the reciters but are not among them.

والدساسة: شحمة الأرض، وهي العنمة

And al-dassāsa: the fatty soil, which is the 'unmah plant.

والدساس: حية خبيثة أحمر كالدم محدد الطرفين

And al-dassās: a malicious snake, red as blood, pointed at both ends.

وهو الذي لا يدرى أي طرفيه رأسه، وهو أخبث الحيات

And it is the one whose head cannot be distinguished from its tail, and it is the most malicious of snakes.

يندس في التراب فلا يظهر للشمس

It hides in the dirt and does not appear to the sun.

ودس الشيء يدسه دسا، ودسسه ودساه الأخيرة على البدل

And he hid the thing, hiding it with a hiding; and he thoroughly hid it, and he made it lowly, the latter being a substitution.

وقد خاب من دساها

And he has failed who made it lowly.

أي دسسها أبدلت بعض سيناتها ياء

Meaning 'dassasaha', some of its sīn letters have been replaced with yā'.

أفلح من جعل نفسه زكية مؤمنة، وخاب من دس نفسه مع الصالحين وليس منهم

He succeeds who makes his soul pure and believing, and he fails who hides himself among the righteous but is not of them.

أو معناه: خابت نفس دساها الله تعالى

Or its meaning: the soul that Allah made lowly has failed.

أو المعنى: دساها: جعلها خسيسة قليلة بالعمل الخبيث

Or the meaning: 'dasāhā': He made it lowly and insignificant through wicked deeds.

خاب من دسى نفسه فأخملها بترك الصدقة والطاعة

He fails who makes himself lowly and insignificant by abandoning charity and obedience.

ومما يستدرك عليه: العرق دساس، أي دخال

And among what is to be added: the root is 'dassās', meaning intrusive.

ودسه دسا، إذا أدخله بقوة وقهر

And he forced it in with force and coercion.

والدسيس: إخفاء المكر

And al-dasīs: the concealment of cunning.

واندس فلان إلى فلان يأتيه بالنمائم، وهي مجاز، وهي الدسيسة

And so-and-so sneaked to so-and-so to bring him gossip, and this is metaphorical, and it is 'al-dasīsa'.

والدس: نفس الهناء الذي تطلى به أرفاغ الإبل

And al-dass: the very grease with which the groins of camels are smeared.

وبعير مدسوس

And a greased camel.

وقد دسه دسا: لم يبالغ في هنائه

And he greased it 'dassā': he did not overdo its greasing.

ليس الهناء بالدس

Greasing is not done by 'al-dass'.