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د ه ق ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, with its primary meaning related to the removal or stripping of animal hide. It also appears in a proper name, likely a genealogical reference.

Derived headwords

الدِهْقِلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stripping hideclassical

    The act of taking the hide of an animal and scraping it off until it detaches.

دَهْقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be an ancestorclassical

    To be a grandfather or an ancestor in a genealogical line.

Parallel reading

الدهقلة أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن عباد: هو أخذ جلد الدابة، يحلقه حتى يتملص.
Al-Dihqalah was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Ibn 'Abbad said: It is taking the hide of an animal, scraping it until it detaches.
دهقل كجعفر: جد لقبيصة وهميل ابني الدمون بن عبيد الله بن مالك الصحابيين رضي الله تعالى عنهما، أنزلهما صلى الله عليه وسلم بالطائف، ذكرهما ابن ماكولا.
Dahqala, like Ja'far: grandfather of Qabisa and Humayl, sons of Al-Damun bin 'Ubayd Allah bin Malik, the two Companions, may God Almighty be pleased with them. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, settled them in Taif, mentioned by Ibn Makula.