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ضبط
Root entry · 1 derived lemma5 تضبّطهُ ذ He took it with detention and force. (K, TA.) ― -b2- تضبّطت الضَّأْنُ The sheep obtained somewhat of herbage: or hastened, or were quick, in pasturing, and became strong (K, TA) and fat. (TA.) The Arabs say, اـِذَا تَضَبِّطَتِ الضَّأْنُ شَبِعَتِ الاـِبِلُ [ When the sheep obtain somewhat of herbage, or hasten, &c., the camels become satiated with food ]: for the former are called the smaller camels, because they eat more than goats; and when the former become satiated with food, men [and camels] live [in plenty], by reason of the abundance of the herbage. (IAar.)
Derived headwords
تضبّطهُverb
- 1.
تضبّطت الضَّأْنُ
اـِذَا تَضَبِّطَتِ الضَّأْنُ شَبِعَتِ