دلدل

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دلدل¹

Where it comes from

Reduplicated from د ل و (d l w). Compare Hebrew דלדל.

verb دَلْدَلَ · daldala · يُدَلْدِلُ · دَلْدَلَة · مُدَلْدِل

  1. transitive to make pendulate, to let dangle

دلدل²

Where it comes from

From دَلْدَلَ (daldala, “to let dangle”) as for the porcupine’s form of bearing its spines.

noun دُلْدُل · duldul · دَلَادِل · الدُّلْدُل

  1. crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) يَا أَهْلَ الْخِيَامِ هَذَا الدُّلْدُلُ هَذَا الَّذِي يَحْمِلُ أُسَرَاءَكُمْ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ

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"دلدل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%84. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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دلدل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%84

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"دلدل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {دلدل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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