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ذحي

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes the action of striking or beating, particularly wool with a mallet. It also extends to the idea of being exposed or struck by the wind without protection.

Derived headwords

ذَحَاverb
  1. 1.
    to strike woolclassical

    To strike wool with a mallet, a process used in preparing it.

ذَحْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingclassical

    The act of striking, specifically referring to the beating of wool with a mallet.

  2. 2.
    exposureclassical

    The state of being struck by the wind without any covering or protection.

تَذْحَىverb
  1. 1.
    to be struck by windclassical

    The wind strikes them, leaving them exposed and unprotected.

Parallel reading

أن يطرق الصوف بالمطرقة
to strike the wool with a mallet
وقد {ذحاه} ذحيا
and he struck it (wool) with a striking
وذحتهم الريح تذحى ذحيا
and the wind struck them, striking them with exposure
أصابتهم وليس لهم منها ستر
it struck them and they had no covering from it