دجي

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness, obscurity, and concealment. It extends to concepts of covering, hiding, and things that are dim or hidden, including specific terms for parts of a bow and certain agricultural or natural phenomena.

Derived headwords

الدُّجِيَّةnoun

1.
Hunter's mist/hazeclassical
A thick mist or haze, specifically one encountered by a hunter, obscuring visibility.
2.
Darknessboth
General darkness or obscurity, often associated with night.
3.
Red woolclassical
A specific type of red wool.
4.
Date palm shootclassical
A young shoot or offshoot of a date palm tree.
5.
Bow partclassical
A leather piece, about two fingers wide, placed on the end of a bowstring's attachment point.
6.
Bow partclassical
A part of a bow, specifically four fingers wide, on the nock where the string loop is inserted.
7.
Bow partclassical
A notch or groove in the horn of a bow used to secure it and prevent breakage.

الدُّجَىnoun

1.
Darknessboth
The plural of 'dajiyah' referring to darkness or obscurity, often at night.
2.
Red woolclassical
Plural of 'dajiyah' referring to red wool.
3.
Date palm shootsclassical
Plural of 'dajiyah' referring to date palm shoots.

دَجِيٌّadjective

1.
Darkboth
Describing a night that is dark and obscure.
2.
Prosperousclassical
Referring to a life of ease and prosperity, possibly implying a hidden or comfortable state.

داجٍadjective

1.
Darkboth
Similar to 'dajiyyun', describing a dark or obscure night.
2.
Prosperousclassical
Describing a life of ease and prosperity.

داجَىverb

1.
To conceal enmityclassical
To hide or conceal animosity or enmity towards someone, often by acting friendly.

مُدَاجَاةnoun

1.
Concealment of enmityclassical
The act of hiding or concealing enmity or ill will towards another person.

Parallel reading

منطو في مستوى دجية كانطواء الحر بين السلام والجمع

Hidden in a level of haze, like the hiding of a free man between peace and war.

به ابن الدجى لاطئا كالطحال

In it is the son of darkness, clinging like the spleen.

والليل دجي، كغني: داج

And the night is dark, like 'ghani': dark.

وداجى مداجاة: ساتر بالعداوة.

And 'dajaa' (verb) means: concealing with enmity.

فكأنه أتاه في دجية أي: ظلمة.

As if he came to him in darkness, meaning: obscurity.

عليها الدجى المستنشآت كأنها هوادج مشدود عليها الجزاجز

Upon them is the red wool, the well-fed ones, as if they were litters with their coverings tied.

وإنه لفي عيش داج دجي؛ كأنه يراد به الخفض

And indeed, he is in a prosperous, comfortable life; as if ease is intended by it.

يدب حميا الكأس فيهم إذا انتشوا دبيب الدجى وسط الضريب المعسل

The fervor of the wine spreads among them when they become intoxicated, like the creeping of date palm shoots amidst the honeyed mixture.

والدجية: عقبة يدجى بها القوس في عجسها لئلا ينقطع

And the 'dajiyah' is a notch by which the bow is secured in its curve so it does not break.