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دغي

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific sound or noise, possibly a cry or clamor. It is also associated with a proper name, a woman from the tribe of 'Ijil, who is proverbially known for her foolishness.

Derived headwords

الدَّغِيَّةُnoun
  1. 1.
    sound, noiseclassical

    A sound or noise, possibly a clamor or cry.

دَغِيَّاتnoun
  1. 1.
    sounds, noisesclassical

    Plural of دَغِيَّة, referring to multiple sounds or noises.

دَغَةُname
  1. 1.
    Daghahclassical

    A proper name, specifically a nickname for a woman from the tribe of Banu 'Ijil.

دَغَةُname
  1. 1.
    Daghahclassical

    The name of a woman, daughter of Mu'ayj b. Iyad b. Nizar, who gave birth to 'Amr b. Jandab b. al-'Anbar. She is proverbially known for her foolishness.

تَحْمَقُverb
  1. 1.
    to act foolishlyclassical

    To behave foolishly or act like a fool. This is used in reference to Daghah.

الدُّغِيُّnoun
  1. 1.
    sound, noiseclassical

    A sound or noise, mentioned in the context of the sounds of a people.

Parallel reading

كالدغية، ج دغيات
like al-daghiyyah, plural daghiyyat
ودغة، كثبة: لقب امرأة من بني عجل بن لجيم
And Daghah, Kuthbah: a nickname for a woman from Banu 'Ijil b. Lujaym
وفي أنساب أبي عبيد في ذكر بني العنبر: بنو دغة بنت معيج بن إياد بن نزار
And in the genealogies of Abu 'Ubayd, in the mention of Banu al-'Anbar: the descendants of Daghah daughter of Mu'ayj b. Iyad b. Nizar
وهي التي تحمق
And she is the one who acts foolishly
يقال: أحمق من دغة
It is said: more foolish than Daghah
أصلها دغي أو دغو والهاء عوض
Its origin is daghi or daghu, and the ha' is a substitute
الدغي: الصوت
Al-Dughi: the sound
سمعت طغيهم ودغيهم، أي صوتهم
I heard their taghiyyah and their daghiyyah, meaning their sound