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د وع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to swimming, moving through water, and specific types of fish or sea creatures. It also encompasses a historical reference to a specific day of conflict.

Derived headwords

يَدُوعُverb
  1. 1.
    to swimboth

    To move through water by means of the limbs.

  2. 2.
    to move stealthilyclassical

    To move in a stealthy or creeping manner, like a swimmer.

دُوعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swimmingclassical

    The act or process of swimming.

الدَّوْعnoun
  1. 1.
    small red fishclassical

    A small, red fish, approximately the size of a finger.

  2. 2.
    type of whaleclassical

    A type of whale or large sea creature, a Yemeni dialect term.

الدَّوَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    a day of conflictclassical

    A specific day known for battles or conflicts among the Arabs.

Parallel reading

أي استن عاديا أو سابحا
meaning to move stealthily or to swim.
الدوع بالضم: سمكة حمراء صغيرة كإصبع
Ad-du' (with dammah): a small red fish like a finger.
الدوع: ضرب من الحيتان، لغة يمانية
Ad-du': a type of whale, a Yemeni dialect term.
يوم الدواع، بالضم، كغراب: من أيامهم
Yawm ad-Dawā'i' (with dammah, like ghurāb): one of their days (of conflict).