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ذوب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

ذَوْبَةٌ ذ (assumed tropical:) A residue of wealth, or property: so in the saying أَسْلَمَ عَلَى ذَوْبَةٍ (assumed tropical:) He became a Muslim on the condition of his preserving a residue of his wealth, or property. (TA from a trad.) -A2- (assumed tropical:) Manifest foolishness or stupidity: so in the phrase فِى فُلَانٍ ذَوْبَةٌ (assumed tropical:) In such a one is manifest foolishness or stupidity. (TA in art. شوب.) You say also, ظَهَرَتْ فِيهِ ذَوْبَةٌ, meaning (assumed tropical:) Foolishness, or stupidity, appeared in him. (T.)

Derived headwords

ذَوْبَةٌ
  1. 1.
أَسْلَمَ عَلَى ذَوْبَةٍ
فِى فُلَانٍ ذَوْبَةٌ
ظَهَرَتْ فِيهِ ذَوْبَةٌ