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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of game or dance, possibly of foreign origin, and its associated practitioners. The term is primarily found in classical texts and is linked to a specific cultural practice.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْكَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gameclassical

    A game, possibly of foreign (non-Arab) origin, or a type of dance.

  2. 2.
    danceclassical

    A specific form of dance, with some suggesting it is of Abyssinian origin.

أَصْحَابnoun
  1. 1.
    companionsboth

    Those who are associated with or participate in the 'darqalah'.

  2. 2.
    practitionersclassical

    Individuals who engage in the game or dance known as 'darqalah'.

بَنِي أَرْفَدَةname
  1. 1.
    Bani Arfadahclassical

    A tribal or group designation, possibly related to the practitioners of 'darqalah'.

فَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    loosenessclassical

    A lack of strictness or rigidity, possibly referring to a perceived laxity in religious practice.

  2. 2.
    opennessclassical

    An interpretation of 'faha' as openness or a less rigid approach, contrasted with the strictness of Judaism and Christianity.

Parallel reading

اللعبة للعجم، أو ضرب من الرقص قاله أبو عمرو.
A game of the non-Arabs, or a type of dance, according to Abu Amr.
أو هي حبشية معربة، قاله ابن دريد.
Or it is Abyssinian, Arabized, according to Ibn Duraid.
أنه مر على أصحاب الدركلة، فقال: خذوا يا بني أرفدة حتى تعلم اليهود والنصارى أن في ديينا فحة
That he passed by the practitioners of the darqalah and said: 'Take it, O Bani Arfadah, so that the Jews and Christians may know that in our religion there is a certain looseness/openness.'
فبينما هم كذلك إذ جاء عمر رضي الله تعالى عنه، فلما رأوه ابذعروا.
And while they were thus, behold, Umar, may God be pleased with him, came. When they saw him, they were startled and scattered.