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د ه ك ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to severe, overwhelming events or hardships, often personified as a calamity. It also extends to concepts of forceful impact, trampling, and a rumbling or buzzing sound.

Derived headwords

الدَّهْكَلnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A severe and overwhelming misfortune or disaster.

  2. 2.
    hardshipclassical

    A severe trial or difficulty, especially one of the hardships of life.

الدهكلةnoun
  1. 1.
    tramplingclassical

    The act of treading or stamping on something with the feet.

  2. 2.
    rumbling soundclassical

    A low, continuous, deep sound, like distant thunder or the sound of heavy machinery.

  3. 3.
    buzzing soundclassical

    A low, continuous, humming or buzzing sound, often associated with horses or construction.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هي الداهية
And Ibn Duraid said: it is the calamity.
قال الليث: الدهكل: الشديدة من شدائد الدهر
Al-Layth said: Al-Dahkal is the severe one from the hardships of time.
وأنشد: لقضى عليهم في اللقاء مدهكل
And he recited: He would have judged them in the encounter with a calamity.
قال ابن عباد: الدهكلة بهاء: وطء الأرض بالأرجل
Ibn Abbad said: Al-Dahkalah is the splendor of treading the earth with feet.
هي أيضا: شبه الدمدمة
It is also: like the rumbling.
وفي العباب: الزمزمة في الفرسان والبناء
And in Al-Abab: the buzzing/rumbling among the knights and the building.