Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

دَاكَهُ

Root: دوك

Form: 1

Full Definition

دَاكَهُI , Present.T يَدُوكُ, Verbal.Noun دَوْكٌ and مَدَاكٌ, He bruised, brayed, or pounded, it; and did so finely, or pulverized it; namely, perfume, &c. Also, Verbal.Noun دَوْكٌ, He bruised it, and ground it, like as does a camel a thing with his breast [when lying upon the ground].
2 And دَاكَهَا, Present.T يَدُوكُ, Verbal.Noun دَوْكٌ; He compressed her; namely, a woman; and so بَاكَهَا. And He leaped her; namely, a stallion, the mare: and in like manner said of an ass.
3 And داكهُ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun دَوْكٌ, He plunged him in water or dust.
4 And i. q. أَسَرَّهُ [He made him captive; &c.].

def.2 داك القَوْمُ The people, or party, fell into a state of confusion in respect of their case, or affair, and went round about [in perplexity]. بَاتَ القَوْمُ يَدُوكُونَ, or النَّاسُ, occurring in a trad., Verbal.Noun دَوْكٌ, means The people passed the night in confusion, and in going round about [in perplexity]: or in a state of confusion, and commotion, or disturbance, and disagreement.
2 And The people, or party, became diseased, or sick.


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