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Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes small, aquatic creatures that dive or burrow, often in stagnant water. It extends metaphorically to describe intrusive or meddling people, and also refers to early stages of embryonic development in horses.

Derived headwords

الدَّعْمُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    water insectboth

    A small creature that dives in water, often found in stagnant pools.

  2. 2.
    black wormclassical

    A black worm found in ponds, especially when agitated.

  3. 3.
    two-headed wormclassical

    A worm with two heads, observed in water when it is scarce.

  4. 4.
    meddlerclassical

    Someone who intrudes into affairs or visits rulers excessively.

  5. 5.
    early embryoclassical

    The initial stage of a horse's embryo, a clot in the womb for forty days.

الدعموص، بالضم: دويبة تغوص في الماء — The da'amūs, with damma: a small creature that dives in water.
الدَّعَامِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    water insects (pl.)both

    Plural of da'amūs, referring to small diving creatures in water.

  2. 2.
    meddlers (pl.)classical

    Plural of da'amūs, referring to intrusive people.

والجمع الدعاميص والدعامص أيضا — And the plural is also al-da'āmiṣ and al-da'āmiṣ.
الدَّعَامِصnoun
  1. 1.
    water insects (pl.)both

    Plural of da'amūs, referring to small diving creatures in water.

  2. 2.
    meddlers (pl.)classical

    Plural of da'amūs, referring to intrusive people.

والجمع الدعاميص والدعامص أيضا — And the plural is also al-da'āmiṣ and al-da'āmiṣ.
دُعَيْمِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    clever slaveclassical

    A black, cunning, and resourceful slave from the sands of Wabar, used in a proverb.

وأصله دعيميص الرمل: عبد أسود داهية خريت — And its origin is Du'aymiṣ al-Raml: a black, cunning, resourceful slave.
دُعَامِيصُnoun
  1. 1.
    water insectsboth

    Plural of da'amūs, referring to small diving creatures in water.

دعامیص ماء نش عنها غديرها — Water insects that have emerged from their pool.
دُعَامِيصُnoun
  1. 1.
    children of paradiseclassical

    Metaphorical term for children in paradise, implying they roam freely without hindrance.

الأطفال دعاميص الجنة — The children are the da'āmiṣ of paradise.
دُعْمُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    man of fornicationclassical

    A man known for adultery, whom God transformed into a da'amūs (a creature).

إن الدعموص رجل زناء مسخه الله تعالى دعموصا — Indeed, the da'amūs is a man of fornication whom God Almighty transformed into a da'amūs.
دُعَيْمِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    expertclassical

    Someone knowledgeable and skilled in a particular matter.

هو دعميص هذا الأمر، أي عالم به — He is a du'aymiṣ of this matter, meaning knowledgeable about it.
دُعْمُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    clotclassical

    The initial stage of a horse's embryo, a clot in the womb for forty days.

الدعموص: أول خلقة الفرس، وهو علقة في بطن أمه إلى أربعين يوما — The da'amūs: the first creation of a horse, which is a clot in its mother's womb for forty days.

Parallel reading

الدعموص، بالضم: دويبة تغوص في الماء
The da'amūs, with damma: a small creature that dives in water.
والجمع الدعاميص والدعامص أيضا
And the plural is also al-da'āmiṣ and al-da'āmiṣ.
فما ذنبنا إن جاش بحر ابن عمكم ... وبحرك ساج لا يوارى الدعامصا
So what is our fault if the sea of your cousin churns... while your sea is calm and does not hide the da'āmiṣ?
إذا التقى البحران غم الدعموص ... فعى أن يسبح فيه أو يغوص
When the two seas meet, the da'amūs is distressed... unable to swim or dive in it.
دعامیص ماء نش عنها غديرها
Water insects that have emerged from their pool.
الدعموص: دودة لها رأسان، تراها في الماء إذا قل.
The da'amūs: a worm with two heads, seen in water when it is scarce.
الدعموص: الدخال في الأمور الزوار للملوك
The da'amūs: one who intrudes into affairs, a frequent visitor to rulers.
دعموص أبواب الملو ... ك وجائب للخرق فاتح
A meddler at the doors of kings, and one who opens the way to folly.
الأطفال دعاميص الجنة
The children are the da'āmiṣ of paradise.
صغارثكم دعاميص الجنة
Your young ones are the da'āmiṣ of paradise.
إن الدعموص رجل زناء مسخه الله تعالى دعموصا
Indeed, the da'amūs is a man of fornication whom God Almighty transformed into a da'amūs.
دعمص الماء، إذا كثرت دعاميصه
The water da'amṣa, if its da'āmiṣ are abundant.
هو دعميص هذا الأمر، أي عالم به
He is a du'aymiṣ of this matter, meaning knowledgeable about it.
وأصله دعيميص الرمل: عبد أسود داهية خريت
And its origin is Du'aymiṣ al-Raml: a black, cunning, resourceful slave.
ولقد ضللت أباك تطلب دارما ... كضلال ملتمس طريق وبار
And indeed, your father went astray seeking Daram, like the straying of one seeking the road to Wabar.
الدعموص: أول خلقة الفرس، وهو علقة في بطن أمه إلى أربعين يوما
The da'amūs: the first creation of a horse, which is a clot in its mother's womb for forty days.