Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

دَجَّ

Root: دج

Form: 1

Full Definition

دَجَّI , Present.T دَجِجَ Verbal.Noun دَجِيجٌ and دَجَجَانٌ and دَجٌّ, He, or it, crept along; i. e. went, or walked, leisurely, softly, or gently: or did so with short steps: or came and went. You say, مَرَّ القَوْمُ يَدِجُّونَ عَلى الأَرْضِ The company of men passed, going leisurely, &c., upon, or over, the ground.
2 Hence, He trafficked, or exercised the business of a merchant: because the merchant travels about at a slow pace.
3 And He hastened, or went quickly.
4 Also, [Present.T دَجِجَ ] Verbal.Noun دَجٌّ, said of a بَيْت [or tent, or house, or chamber], It dripped.

def.2 See also 2.

def.3 دَجَّ, [Present.T, accord. to rule, دَجُجَ ] Verbal.Noun دَجٌّ, He let down a veil, or curtain.


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