داهية

Arabic

Root
د ه ي (d h y)
5 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː.hi.ja/

Noun

دَاهِيَة • (dāhiya) f (plural دَوَاهٍ (dawāhin))

1. calamity, disaster, catastrophe

   فَلْيَذْهَبْ فِي دَاهِيَةٍ

   falyaḏhab fī dāhiyatin

   Let him go to hell.

Declension

Declension of noun دَاهِيَة (dāhiya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَاهِيَة dāhiya	الدَّاهِيَة ad-dāhiya	دَاهِيَة dāhiyat
Nominative	دَاهِيَةٌ dāhiyatun	الدَّاهِيَةُ ad-dāhiyatu	دَاهِيَةُ dāhiyatu
Accusative	دَاهِيَةً dāhiyatan	الدَّاهِيَةَ ad-dāhiyata	دَاهِيَةَ dāhiyata
Genitive	دَاهِيَةٍ dāhiyatin	الدَّاهِيَةِ ad-dāhiyati	دَاهِيَةِ dāhiyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَاهِيَتَيْن dāhiyatayn	الدَّاهِيَتَيْن ad-dāhiyatayn	دَاهِيَتَيْ dāhiyatay
Nominative	دَاهِيَتَانِ dāhiyatāni	الدَّاهِيَتَانِ ad-dāhiyatāni	دَاهِيَتَا dāhiyatā
Accusative	دَاهِيَتَيْنِ dāhiyatayni	الدَّاهِيَتَيْنِ ad-dāhiyatayni	دَاهِيَتَيْ dāhiyatay
Genitive	دَاهِيَتَيْنِ dāhiyatayni	الدَّاهِيَتَيْنِ ad-dāhiyatayni	دَاهِيَتَيْ dāhiyatay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوَاهِي dawāhī	الدَّوَاهِي ad-dawāhī	دَوَاهِي dawāhī
Nominative	دَوَاهٍ dawāhin	الدَّوَاهِي ad-dawāhī	دَوَاهِي dawāhī
Accusative	دَوَاهِيَ dawāhiya	الدَّوَاهِيَ ad-dawāhiya	دَوَاهِيَ dawāhiya
Genitive	دَوَاهٍ dawāhin	الدَّوَاهِي ad-dawāhī	دَوَاهِي dawāhī

Noun

دَاهِيَة • (dāhiya) m or f by sense (plural دَوَاهٍ (dawāhin))

1. old fox, sly dog, smart fellow, cunning, sly

   رَجُلٌ دَاهِيَةٌ

   rajulun dāhiyatun

   a cunning man

   هِيَ دَاهِيَةٌ مَاكِرَةٌ

   hiya dāhiyatun mākiratun

   She's a sly cunning woman.

Usage notes

• This word can be used as a noun or adjective and can describe both men and women.

Declension

Declension of noun دَاهِيَة (dāhiya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَاهِيَة dāhiya	الدَّاهِيَة ad-dāhiya	دَاهِيَة dāhiyat
Nominative	دَاهِيَةٌ dāhiyatun	الدَّاهِيَةُ ad-dāhiyatu	دَاهِيَةُ dāhiyatu
Accusative	دَاهِيَةً dāhiyatan	الدَّاهِيَةَ ad-dāhiyata	دَاهِيَةَ dāhiyata
Genitive	دَاهِيَةٍ dāhiyatin	الدَّاهِيَةِ ad-dāhiyati	دَاهِيَةِ dāhiyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَاهِيَتَيْن dāhiyatayn	الدَّاهِيَتَيْن ad-dāhiyatayn	دَاهِيَتَيْ dāhiyatay
Nominative	دَاهِيَتَانِ dāhiyatāni	الدَّاهِيَتَانِ ad-dāhiyatāni	دَاهِيَتَا dāhiyatā
Accusative	دَاهِيَتَيْنِ dāhiyatayni	الدَّاهِيَتَيْنِ ad-dāhiyatayni	دَاهِيَتَيْ dāhiyatay
Genitive	دَاهِيَتَيْنِ dāhiyatayni	الدَّاهِيَتَيْنِ ad-dāhiyatayni	دَاهِيَتَيْ dāhiyatay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوَاهِي dawāhī	الدَّوَاهِي ad-dawāhī	دَوَاهِي dawāhī
Nominative	دَوَاهٍ dawāhin	الدَّوَاهِي ad-dawāhī	دَوَاهِي dawāhī
Accusative	دَوَاهِيَ dawāhiya	الدَّوَاهِيَ ad-dawāhiya	دَوَاهِيَ dawāhiya
Genitive	دَوَاهٍ dawāhin	الدَّوَاهِي ad-dawāhī	دَوَاهِي dawāhī

Adjective

دَاهِيَة • (dāhiya) f

1. feminine singular of دَاهٍ (dāhin)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
د ه ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic دَاهِيَة (dāhiya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː.h.ja/

Verb

داهية • (dāhya) f

1. trouble, catastrophe

   لا توديك بداهية مع الشرطة وكذا

   lā tiwaddīk bi-dāhya maʕa aš-šurṭa wa-kiḏa

   Don't wish for trouble with the police and such.