دهو

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense, severe, or overwhelming situations and qualities. It also encompasses concepts of being struck by something unexpected or being attributed to cunning and intelligence.

Derived headwords

داهيةnoun

1.
calamityboth
A severe, overwhelming disaster or misfortune.
2.
shrewd personclassical
A person characterized by extreme intelligence and cunning, often to a dangerous degree.

دهواءadjective

1.
extremely severeboth
Intensely severe or overwhelming, used to describe a calamity or situation.

دهويةadjective

1.
extremely severeboth
Intensely severe or overwhelming, used to describe a calamity or situation.

دهياءadjective

1.
extremely severeclassical
Intensely severe or overwhelming, used to describe a calamity or situation.

دهوnoun

1.
a day of battleclassical
Refers to one of the historically significant days of conflict or battle among the Arabs.
2.
place nameclassical
A specific location in the Hijaz region.

الدهوnoun

1.
strangenessclassical
The state of being unfamiliar, strange, or unexpected.

دهوتهverb

1.
to strike someoneclassical
To afflict or strike someone with something, particularly something unexpected or severe.

مدهوadjective

1.
afflictedclassical
One who has been struck or afflicted by something severe or unexpected.

دهوتهverb

1.
to attribute cunning toclassical
To ascribe cunning, intelligence, or shrewdness to someone.

Parallel reading

داهية دهواء

An extremely severe calamity.

داهية دهياء

An extremely severe calamity.

داهية ودهواء، وهو توكيد لها

A calamity and extremely severe, which is an emphasis for it.

يوم دهو، بالفتح: من أيامهم

A day of Dahw, with fatha: one of their days.

هو موضع بالحجاز

It is a place in the Hijaz.

الدهو: النكر

Al-Dahw: strangeness.

دهوته دهوا فهو مدهو: أصبته به

I struck him with it, so he is struck: I afflicted him with it.

ودهوته نسبته إلى الدهاء؛ عن الليث

And I attributed to him cunning; from Al-Layth.