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دمخق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of heaviness, slowness, and sluggishness, particularly in movement and speech. It implies a deliberate, perhaps ponderous, manner of acting or speaking.

Derived headwords

دَمَخَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be heavy/slow in walkingclassical

    To walk with a heavy, slow, and ponderous gait.

  2. 2.
    to be slow/deliberate in speechclassical

    To speak in a slow, deliberate, and perhaps ponderous manner.

مُتَدَمْخِقadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy/slow in gaitclassical

    One who walks with a heavy, slow, and ponderous gait.

  2. 2.
    slow/deliberate in speechclassical

    One who speaks in a slow, deliberate, and perhaps ponderous manner.

Parallel reading

دمخق في مشيه
He was heavy and slow in his walking.
أي: ثقل ونصه
Meaning: heaviness and slowness.
وهو الثقيل في مشيه
And he is the one who is heavy in his walking.
والحديد في تكلفه
And deliberate/ponderous in his undertaking/manner.
وكذا دمخق في حديثه: إذا تثاقل
And likewise, he is 'damakhaqa' in his speech: if he becomes slow/ponderous.