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د ه ل ك

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to primarily refer to a specific geographical location, a large island or region in the Arabian Peninsula, known for trade. It also includes a term for dark hills in the desert.

Derived headwords

دَهْلَكname
  1. 1.
    Dahalakclassical

    A proper noun referring to a large island in the Sea of Yemen, from which ghee and other goods were transported to Mecca and Yemen. It is situated between Yemen and Abyssinia.

أَهْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to neglectboth

    To disregard, pay no attention to, or leave something undone.

أهمله الجوهري — Al-Jawhari neglected it.
الدَّهَالِكnoun
  1. 1.
    dark hillsclassical

    Known as dark hills in the land of the Arabs.

غدت ترتمي الدهنا بها والدهالك — as if they were throwing the Dahna and the dark hills at them.

Parallel reading

هو موضع أعجمي معرب
It is a foreign place, Arabized.
هو جزيرة في بحر اليمن يحمل منها السمن وغيره إلى مكة المشرفة، وإلى اليمن، وهي ما بين اليمن وبر الحبشة.
It is an island in the Sea of Yemen from which ghee and other goods are carried to noble Mecca and to Yemen, and it lies between Yemen and Abyssinia.
وقد ذكرها ابن بطوطة في رحلته أيضا هكذا.
Ibn Battuta also mentioned it in his travels in this manner.
والدهالك: آكام سود معروفة بأرض العرب
And Al-Dahālik: dark hills known in the land of the Arabs.
كأن عدوليا زهاء حمولها ... غدت ترتمي الدهنا بها والدهالك
As if their loads were throwing the Dahna and the dark hills at them.