ذبل

ذَبْلٌ ذ The prime, or first part, or the briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness, (مَيْعَة,) of youth. (Ibn- 'Abbád, TA.) ― -b2- مَا لَهُ ذَبَلَ ذَبْلُهُ: see 1. -A2- Accord. to As, one says ↓ ذَبْلٌ ذَابِلٌ and ↓ ذَابِلٌ ↓ ذِبْلٌ, meaning [ Deep ] abasement or ignominy: and accord. to IAar, (T,) ↓ ذَبِيلٌ ↓ ذِبْلٌ, meaning severe bereavement. (T, K.) ↓ ذَبْلًا ذَبِيلًا, (M, K,) or ↓ ذَبِيلًا ↓ ذِبْلًا, (M,) is a form of imprecation [but app. not intended as such, lit. meaning May God send upon such a one deep abasement or ignominy, or severe bereavement ]: (M, K:) and one says also ↓ ذَبْلًا ذَابِلًا, (K,) or ↓ ذَابِلًا ↓ ذِبْلًا, (M,) meaning [likewise deep ] abasement or ignominy, (TA,) or severe bereavement. (M, TA.) [See also دِبْلٌ and دَبِيلٌ.] -A3- Also [ Turtle-shell, or tortoise-shell; ] the back, (IAar, S, Msb,) or skin, (M, K,) [meaning shell, ] of the sea-tortoise [or turtle ], (IAar, S, M, Msb, K,) or of the land-tortoise, (M, K,) of which are made combs, (IAar, TA,) and, as some say, signet-rings &c., (TA,) or of which bracelets are made: (S:) or the bones of the back of a certain marine beast, of which are made, (M, K,) by women, (M,) bracelets (M, K) and combs; and the combing wherewith removes nits and the scurf of the hair: (K:) or horns of which are made [ the bracelets, or anklets, called ] مَسَكَ: (En-Nadr, TA:) or a certain thing [or substance ] resembling ivory: (Msb:) Th cites a poet as using the phrase ذَاتُ الذَّبَلَات, forming the pl. of ذَبْلٌ with ا and ت; but accord. to the citation of IAar, the word in this instance is الرَّبَلَات. (M.)