د ع س

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of pressing, stuffing, or treading heavily. It extends to meanings of impact, forceful action like thrusting or trampling, and the resulting traces or paths. It also encompasses related ideas of dense or thick things, and in specific contexts, sexual intercourse or a place for cooking.

Derived headwords

الدَّعْسُnoun

1.
stuffing a containerboth
The act of filling a container tightly, like stuffing it to the brim.
2.
heavy treadingboth
Intense trampling or pressing down, often used to describe animals like camels treading a path forcefully.
3.
slaughtering a sheepclassical
The act of skinning a sheep, with variations in pronunciation.
4.
trace or markboth
A clear, recent trace or mark left by something, such as animal tracks.
5.
thrusting with a spearboth
The act of stabbing or thrusting with a spear.
6.
cottonclassical
A term for cotton, possibly a variant of 'دعص'.

دَعَسَهُverb

1.
to stuffboth
To fill something tightly, to cram it in.
2.
to tread heavilyboth
To press down forcefully with feet or hooves, to trample.
3.
to thrustboth
To stab or thrust with a weapon, particularly a spear.
4.
to have intercourseclassical
A euphemism for sexual intercourse.

تَدْعَسُهُverb

1.
to tread heavilyboth
Present tense of treading heavily, used for animals like camels pressing down a path.

التَّدْعِيسُnoun

1.
thrusting with a spearboth
The act of thrusting or stabbing with a spear.

طَرِيقٌ دَعْسٌadjective

1.
full of tracksboth
A road or path that has many traces or imprints from being heavily trodden.

الدَّعْصُnoun

1.
cottonclassical
A term for cotton, possibly related to 'دعس'.

المِدْعاسُname

1.
name of a horseclassical
The name of a specific horse belonging to Al-Aqra' ibn Habis or Al-Aqra' ibn Sufyan.

المِدْعاسُnoun

1.
thick, strong spearclassical
A robust and unyielding spear.
2.
path smoothed by passageclassical
A path that has been made smooth or easy by the frequent passage of people or animals.
3.
spear used for thrustingclassical
A spear specifically used for thrusting or stabbing.
4.
place of desireclassical
Something that is coveted or desired.
5.
sexual intercourseclassical
A euphemistic term for sexual intercourse.
6.
winter dwelling/cooking placeclassical
A place where people in the desert prepare food, often by burying it in embers, and their winter campsite.

المَدَاعِسُnoun

1.
solid spearsclassical
Spears that are solid and strong.
2.
spear fightersclassical
Individuals who are skilled in fighting with spears.

دَعُوسٌadjective

1.
bold in battleclassical
A person who is brave and forward in dangerous situations and wars.

دُعَيْسٌadjective

1.
one who thrustsclassical
Someone who thrusts or stabs, similar to 'مدعس'.

أَرْضٌ دَعْسَةٌadjective

1.
easy groundboth
Ground that is easy to traverse, or ground that has been heavily trodden and marked.

مَدْعُوسَةٌadjective

1.
trodden groundboth
Ground that has been heavily trodden by people or animals, to the point of being spoiled or having many tracks and droppings.

أَدْعَسَهُverb

1.
to kill by heatclassical
To be killed or overcome by intense heat.

لَحْمٌ مَدْعَسٌadjective

1.
pressed by heatclassical
Meat that has been pressed or cooked by embers, as in a primitive oven.

ابن دَعَّاسname

1.
name of a princeclassical
A kunya referring to Abu Bakr ibn Da'as, a prince in Zabid.

Parallel reading

حشو الوعاء، وقد دعسه: حشاه.

Stuffing a container, and he stuffed it: he filled it.

دعست الإبل الطريق تدعسه دعسا، إذا وطئته وطأ شديدا.

The camels trod the road, treading it heavily, if they trampled it intensely.

والدعس، كالدحس في السلخ، أي سلخ الشاة، ففيه ثلاث لغات، بالحاء والخاء والعين.

And ad-da's, like ad-dahs, in skinning, meaning skinning a sheep, and it has three pronunciations: with ha, kha, and 'ayn.

وهو الأثر الحديث البين، قال ابن مقبل: (ومنهل دعس آثار المطي به ... تلقي المخارم عرنينا فعرنينا)

And it is the clear, recent trace. Ibn Muqbil said: (And a watering place bearing the traces of the mounts... the ravines receive their noses one after another)

والدعس: الطعن بالرمح، كالتدعيس.

And ad-da's: thrusting with a spear, like at-tad'ees.

وطريق دعس: كثير الآثار، وذلك إذا دعسته القوائم ووطئته.

And a da's road: full of traces, and that is if the hooves tread it and trample it.

والدعس، بالكسر: القطن، عن ابن عباد.

And ad-da's, with kasra: cotton, from Ibn 'Abbad.

يعدى علالات العباية إذ دنا ... له فارس المدعاس غير المعمر

He outstrips the burdens of the cloak when approaches... the rider of al-Mad'as, not the long-lived one.

والمدعاس: الطريق لينته المارة.

And al-Mad'as: the path smoothed by passersby.

في رسم آثار ومدعاس دعق ... يردن تحت الأثل سياح الدسق

In an imprint of tracks and a smoothed path, they come down under the tamarisk trees, flowing with water.

أي ممر هذه الحمير في رسم قد أثرت فيه حوافرها، كالمدعس، كمنبر، وهو الرمح، يدعس به، أي يطعن.

Meaning the passage of these donkeys in a track where their hooves have left marks, like al-mad'as, like a pulpit, which is the spear, with which one thrusts, meaning stabs.

والمَدْعَسُ أيضا: الطعان بالمدعس أنشد ابن دريد: (لتجدني بالأمير برا ... وبالقناة مدعسا مكرا)

And al-mad'as also: the spear fighter. Ibn Duraid recited: (You will find me loyal to the prince... and with the spear, a cunning thrusting one)

والمدعس، كمقعد: المطمع.

And al-mad'as, like maq'ad: the object of desire.

يقال: دعس فلان جاريته دعسا، إذا نكحها.

It is said: So-and-so had intercourse with his slave girl, meaning he married her.

وهو مفتعل من الدعس، وهو الحشو. قاله أبو عبيد.

And it is derived from ad-da's, which is stuffing. Abu 'Ubayd said.

ومدعس فيه الأنيض اختفيته ... بجرداء ينتاب الثميل حمارها

And in a cooking pit, I took out the undercooked meat... a barren land whose donkey visits the remaining water.

فإذا دنا العدو كانت المداعسة بالرماح حتى تقصد، أي المطاعنة، ومنه رجل مداعس، أي مطاعن.

And when the enemy approached, there was thrusting with spears until they aimed, meaning fighting, and from it is a man who is a مداعس, meaning a fighter.

رجل دعوس عطوس قدوس دقوس، أي مقدام في الغمرات والحروب.

A da'oos, 'atoos, qadoos, daqoos man, meaning brave in perils and wars.

وأرض دعسة ومدعوسة: سهلة، أو قد دعستها القوائم وكثرت فيها الآثار.

And a da'sah and mad'oosah land: easy, or it has been trodden by hooves and the traces are many.

الذي قد كثر فيه الناس، ورعاه المال حتى أفسده، وكثرت فيه أوراثه) وأبواله، وهم يكرهونه إلا أن يجمعهم أثر سحابة لا يجدون منها بدا.

Which has many people in it, and livestock grazed it until it was spoiled, and its tracks and droppings became numerous, and they dislike it unless a cloud gathers them and they have no alternative.

وأدعسه الحر: قتله.

And the heat killed him: it killed him.

لحم مدعس، إذا كبسته بالنار حيث يشتوون.

Mad'as meat, if you press it with fire where they roast.

والفقيه أبو بكر بن دعاس، كشداد: أحد الأمراء بزبيد، وإليه نسبت المدرسة بها.

And the jurist Abu Bakr ibn Da'as, like Shaddad: one of the princes in Zabid, and the school there was attributed to him.