دعسق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to actions of pressing, trampling, and forceful movement, often associated with animals like camels. It also extends to concepts of duration, intensity, and even a small creature.

Derived headwords

دَعْسَقَverb

1.
to carryclassical
To carry something, as mentioned by Ibn 'Abbad.
2.
to trample and breakclassical
Used when camels trample and break a watering trough.
3.
to become straightclassical
Used to describe camels whose faces become straight or aligned.

الدَّعْسَقَةnoun

1.
movementclassical
Refers to movement, specifically in walking, similar to diligence, advancing, retreating, and driving away.
2.
long nightclassical
A long night, described as 'layla du'saqa'.
3.
dark nightclassical
A night of intense darkness.

دُعْسُوقَةnoun

1.
small creatureclassical
A small creature, as mentioned in Al-Muheet.
2.
place of killingclassical
The place where people are killed or meet their end.

Parallel reading

دعسق عليهم أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن عباد: أي: حمل.

He carried them; Jawhari neglected it, and Ibn 'Abbad said: it means to carry.

ودعسقت الإبل الحوض: إذا وطئته وكسرته.

And the camels trampled the trough: if they stepped on it and broke it.

ودعسقت الجمال: إذا استقام وجهها.

And the camels became straight: if their faces became aligned.

والدعسقة في المشى، كما هو نص المحيط كالدؤوب، والإقبال، والإدبار، والطرد جميعا

And 'al-da'saqah' is in walking, as is the text of Al-Muheet, like diligence, advancing, retreating, and driving away all together.

وليـلة دعسقة، كطرطبة: طويلة

And a 'layla du'saqah', like 'tartabah': long.

وفي اللسان: شديدة الظلمة

And in Lisan al-Arab: intensely dark.

باتت لهن ليلة دعسقه من غائر العين بعيد الشقه

They spent a night for them, a dark night, deep-eyed and far-flung.

والدعسوقة بالضم: دويبة كذا في المحيط.

And 'al-du'suqah' with dammah: a small creature, as stated in Al-Muheet.

الدعسوقة: مقتتل القوم، عن ابن عباد.

And 'al-du'suqah': the place where people are killed, from Ibn 'Abbad.