ضبو ر ضبى

4 اضبى ذ i. q. أَمْسَكَ: (M, K:) so in the phrase, اضبى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى مَا فِى يَدَيْهِ [ The man grasped, or kept hold of, that which was in his hands ]: a dial. var. of أَضْبَأَ: (Lh, M:) like أَضَبَّ. (TA in art. ضبأ.) ― -b2- And اضبى عَليْهِ He was, or became, at the point of gaining possession of it; (Ks, T, S, K;) namely, a thing. (Ks, S.) ― -b3- And He concealed it, and was silent respecting it. (IKtt, TA. [App. a dial. var. of أَضْبَأَ.]) -A2- And i. q. رَفَعَ [ He raised; &c.]: so in the K: but in the Tekmileh وَقَعَ [ he, or it, fell; &c.]. (TA.) -A3- And i. q. أَضْوَى [but in what sense is not shown]. (K.) -A4- اضبى بِهِمُ السَّفَرُ The journey failed of fulfilling its promise to them in respect of what they hoped to obtain in it, of gain, and profit, or advantage. (El-Hejeree, M, K. *)