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ضبث

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

ضَابِثٌ ذ [act. part. n. of ضَبَثَ]. One says, لَيْثٌ بِأَقْرَانِهِ ضَابِثٌ وَبِأَرْواحِهِمْ عَابِثٌ (tropical:) [A man like a lion, seizing violently his adversaries, and making sport with their souls ]. (A, TA.)

Derived headwords

ضَابِثٌ
  1. 1.
لَيْثٌ بِأَقْرَانِهِ ضَابِثٌ وَبِأَرْواحِهِمْ عَابِثٌ