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ذ ح ل ط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to confusion or mixing, particularly in speech. It is noted as being obscure and potentially miswritten, with differing opinions on its exact form and meaning.

Derived headwords

ذَحْلَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to mix speechclassical

    To speak in a confused or mixed manner. This is the primary meaning attributed to the root, though its existence and exact form are debated.

Parallel reading

ذحلط الرجل، أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن دريد، أي: خلط في كلامه
The man ذَحْلَطَ (mixed his speech), Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Ibn Duraid said, meaning: he mixed in his speech.
وقد مر عن الأزهري أنه رواه عن الجمهرة، أنه بالدال المهملة، وهكذا في نسخها
And it has passed from Al-Azhari that he narrated it from Al-Jamhara, that it is with the unpointed Dal (د), and thus it is in its copies.
ورواه الصاغاني بالذال هنا، فتأمل
And Al-Saghani narrated it with the Dhal (ذ) here, so ponder.