Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic.

Verb edit

دَعَكَ (daʕaka) I, non-past يَدْعَكُ‎ (yadʕaku)

  1. to rub, to scrub, to swab, to soften by applying pressure

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دَعَّكَ (daʕʕaka) II, non-past يُدَعِّكُ‎ (yudaʕʕiku) (rare)

  1. to crumple, to crush

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Noun edit

دَعْك (daʕkm

  1. verbal noun of دَعَكَ (daʕaka) (form I)
    • 2014 March 19, “ar: بحث حول النظافة”, in Bayt Al-Maʿrafa[1], archived from the original on 2017-10-16:
      تجنبي قرض أظافرك بأسنانك واهتمي بدعكها بالفرجون والماء والصابون ثم اشطفيها وجففيها جيداً.
      Avoid gnawing your nails with your teeth and take care to scrub them with the brush and the water and the soap and then rinse and dry them well.

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