ضرب

مِضْرَبٌ ذ [ A thing with which one beats, strikes, smites, or hits; ] a thing with which the action termed الضَّرْب is performed; as also ↓ مِضْرَابٌ. (K.) A wooden instrument [ a kind of mallet ] with which the bow-string is struck in the operation of separating cotton. (Msb.) ― -b2- And, (S, A, K,) as an epithet applied to a man, (S, A,) it signifies شَدِيدُ الضَّرْبِ [One who beats, strikes, smites, or hits, vehemently ]; (S, O;) or كَثِيرُ الضَّرْبِ [one who beats, &c., much ]; as also ↓ ضَرُوبٌ (A, K) and ↓ ضَرَّابٌ (A) and ↓ ضَرِيبٌ (K, TA) and ↓ ضَرِبٌ. (O, K, TA. [But in none of these lexicons is this signification mentioned in such a manner as to show that it necessarily relates to any but the first of these words, namely, مِضْرَبٌ: that it does so, however, is indicated by the measures of all of them.]) ― -b3- Also, (O, K, TA,) or ↓ مَضْرِبٌ, with fet-h to the م and kesr to the ر, (Mgh,) [thus] written like مَجْلِسٌ by MF, and pronounced by the vulgar مَضْرَب, but both of these are [said to be] incorrect, (TA,) A [ tent such as is called ] قُبَّة: (Mgh:) or a great [ tent of the kind called ] فُسْطَاط; (O, K, TA;) the فسطاط of a king: (TA:) pl. مَضَارِبُ. (Mgh, TA.)