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د خ ر ش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to scratching, scraping, or possibly a type of plant. However, the primary discussion revolves around the word 'dakharaš' itself, with scholars debating its validity and potential origin as a misspelling of 'daharash'.

Derived headwords

دَخَرَشverb
  1. 1.
    to scratchclassical

    This verb form is mentioned, but its usage and meaning are unclear, with scholarly debate surrounding its existence.

دَخْرَشnoun
  1. 1.
    a nameclassical

    Ibn Durayd suggests this word might be a name, but he expresses doubt and believes it might be a misspelling.

دَحْرَشverb
  1. 1.
    to scratchclassical

    This is suggested as the correct form, possibly meaning to scratch or scrape.

Parallel reading

دخرش، كجعفر، أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان
Dakharaš, like Ja'far, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan.
وقال ابن دريد: اسم، قال: وأحسبه من الغلط، ولعله تصحيف دحرش، بالحاء.
And Ibn Durayd said: it is a noun. He said: and I think it is a mistake, and it is perhaps a misspelling of dahrash, with the letter Haa.