د ق ش

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with small, speckled creatures, particularly reptiles and birds. It also extends to the concept of marking or engraving, similar to 'نقش' (naqsh). The root is associated with names and nicknames derived from these creatures.

Derived headwords

الدَّقْشَةnoun

1.
speckled reptileclassical
A small, speckled reptile, smaller than a sandgrouse or a lizard.
2.
speckled birdclassical
A speckled, grayish bird with some reddish markings.

الدَّقْشnoun

1.
speckling, markingclassical
Similar to 'naqsh' (engraving or marking), referring to a speckled pattern.

دَقَشَverb

1.
to be speckledclassical
To be marked with speckles or spots, like a speckled creature.

الدُّقَيْشnoun

1.
small speckled creatureclassical
The diminutive form of 'daqsha', referring to a small speckled reptile or bird.
2.
nicknameclassical
A name or kunya derived from the word for a small speckled creature.

دُقَيْشname

1.
kunya nameclassical
A kunya (patronymic or descriptive nickname) used by some Arabs, possibly derived from 'daqsha'.

دَنَقِشnoun

1.
speckled creatureclassical
A word for a speckled creature, possibly derived from 'daqsha' with an added 'nun'.

Parallel reading

الدقشة، بالفتح: دويبة رقطاء أصغر من القطاة

Al-Daqsha, with fatha, is a speckled little creature smaller than a sandgrouse.

وهي موجودة في نسخ الصحاح كلها

And it is present in all copies of Al-Sihah.

وهو أصغر من العظاءة

And it is smaller than a lizard.

أو طائر أرقش أغبر أريقط

Or a speckled, grayish bird with some reddish markings.

وتصغيره الدقيش

And its diminutive is Al-Duqaysh.

يا أمتاه أخصبي العشيه ... قد صدت دقشا ثم سندريه

O my mother, make the evening fertile... I have hunted a Daqsha and then a Sandariyyah.

والدقش، كالنقش

And Al-Daqsh, like Al-Naqsh.

فقالوا: ليس بمعروف، وهو غلط

And they said: It is not known, and that is a mistake.

لأن العرب سمت دنقشا

Because the Arabs named (a creature) Dunqash.

فإن كان من الدقشة فالنون زائدة

And if it is from Al-Daqsha, then the 'nun' is extra.

وسأل يونس أبا الدقيش الأعرابي: ما الدقيش

And Yunus asked Abu Al-Duqaysh Al-Arabi: What is Al-Duqaysh?

إنما هي أسماء نسمعها فنتسمى بها

They are only names we hear, so we are named by them.

فصغروه، وقالوا: دقيش

So they made it diminutive, and said: Duqaysh.

وصيرت من فعل فنعلا، فقالوا دنقش

And it was made from 'fa'ala' into 'fan'ala', so they said Dunqash.

دخلت على أبي الدقيش الأعرابي وهو مريض

I entered upon Abu Al-Duqaysh Al-Arabi while he was ill.

أجد ما لا أشتهي وأشتهي ما لا أجد

I find what I do not desire and desire what I do not find.

زمان من وجد لم يجد، ومن جاد لم يجد

A time when whoever finds does not possess, and whoever is generous does not find.