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ظبى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

ظَبْيَةٌ ذ fem. of ظَبْىٌ [q. v.]. (AHát, T, &c.) ― -b2- Also a name for (assumed tropical:) A woman; [or, app. a young woman; ] and so أُمُّ ظَبْيَةٍ. (Msb, TA.) ― -b3- And (assumed tropical:) A man who is stupid, dull, wanting in intel-ligence, inert, or wanting in vigour. (K, TA: but not in the CK.) ― -b4- And accord. to the K, i. q. شَاةٌ: and بَقَرَةٌ: but this is a great mistake, caused by a misunderstanding of what is cited in the passage here next following from the M. (TA.) ― -b5- Also The vulva of a woman: (Lth, T, S, M, K:) and, (M,) accord. to As, (T, S,) of any solid-hoofed beast: (T, S, M:) accord. to some, (M,) or accord. to Fr, (T, S,) of the bitch: (T, S, M:) and accord. to Lth, of the she-camel: (T:) IAar makes it to be peculiarly of the she-ass, and of the ewe or she-goat, and of the cow; (M;) meaning that it signifies the vulva of these: (TA:) and it signifies also the vagina of the mare. (M.) ― -b6- Also 1 [ bag for travellingprovisions &c., such as is called ] جِرَاب: (M, K:) or peculiarly a small جِرَاب: (M, K: *) or one made of the skin of the ظَبْى [or gazelle ]: (M:) or a thing [i. e. a pouch ] like the خَرِيطَة and the كِيس: dim. ↓ ظُبَيَّةٌ: and pl. ظِبَاآءٌ. (T.) ― -b7- And A [ tent such as is called ] خِبَاآء. (TA.) ― -b8- And A place of bending, or turning, of a valley; (M, K;) as also ظُبَةٌ [mentioned in art. ظبو]: pl. of the former ظِبَاآءٌ. (M.) -A2- ظَبْيَةُ is one of the names of The well Zemzem. (TA.)

Derived headwords

ظَبْيَةٌ
  1. 1.
أُمُّ ظَبْيَةٍ