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ع د ك

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of beating or striking, specifically in the context of processing wool. It also encompasses the tool used for this purpose.

Derived headwords

عَدَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to beat woolclassical

    To beat wool with a mallet or similar tool, a process used in its preparation.

عَدْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    beating (of wool)classical

    The act or instance of beating wool, as described in the root's definition.

المَعْدَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    malletclassical

    A tool, specifically a mallet or beater, used for striking or beating wool.

Parallel reading

هو ضرب الصوف بالمطرقة
It is the beating of wool with a mallet.
لغة يمانية
A Yamanite dialect.
يقال: عدكه يعدكه عدكا
It is said: he beats it, he beats it, a beating.
وهي أي المطرقة تسمى المعدكة وزنا ومعنى
And it, meaning the mallet, is called al-ma'dakah in form and meaning.