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درخمن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, heavy, slow, or formidable. It is used to characterize both difficult situations and individuals or animals possessing these qualities.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْخَمِينadjective
  1. 1.
    formidable, difficultclassical

    Describing a grave or difficult situation, a calamity.

  2. 2.
    slow, heavy, sluggishclassical

    Describing a person or animal that is slow-moving, heavy, or sluggish.

  3. 3.
    large, stoutclassical

    Describing a large or stout animal, specifically mentioned in relation to camels.

دَرخَمينadjective
  1. 1.
    formidable, difficultclassical

    Used to describe a formidable or difficult situation.

  2. 2.
    slow, heavy, sluggishclassical

    Used to describe a person who is slow, heavy, or sluggish.

الدَّرْخَمِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    slow, heavy, sluggishclassical

    A variant pronunciation or form of 'ad-darkhamīn', referring to someone slow or heavy.

Parallel reading

كالدرخمين فيهما
like the formidable one in both (the calamity and the slow one).
أي في الداهية والبطيء
meaning in the calamity and the slow one.
إن الرجل الداهية يقال فيه درخمين
Indeed, for a formidable man, 'darkhamīn' is said.
وأما الرجل البطيء الثقيل فبالحاء لا غير
But for a slow, heavy man, it is only with the 'ḥā'.
أنعت من حيات بهل كشحينصل صفا داهية درخمين
I describe one whose sides are like a camel's hump, a formidable one.
تاح له أعرف ضافي العثنون فزل عن داهية درخمين حتف الحباريات والكراوين
It befell him, I recognize the one with abundant hair, and he slipped from a formidable fate of the partridges and the cranes.
والدرخميل باللام لغة فيه
And 'ad-darkhamīl' with a 'lām' is a variant pronunciation for it.
الدرخمين: الضخم من الإبل
'Ad-darkhamīn': the large one among camels.
أنعت عير عانة درخمين
I describe a large male camel of a herd.