ضبء

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of hiding, lying low, and clinging to something. It extends to meanings of stealth, concealment, and even clinging to a place or idea. It also touches upon related ideas like stillness and suppression.

Derived headwords

ضَبَأَverb

1.
to lie low and hideboth
To conceal oneself by lying close to the ground or behind something, often with the intention of ambushing prey.
2.
to cling to the groundclassical
To adhere closely to the earth, like an animal seeking cover.

ضَبَأَ في الأرضverb

1.
to hide in the landboth
To conceal oneself within a territory or area, often by lying low.

ضَبُوءًاnoun

1.
hidingclassical
The act of lying low and concealing oneself.

ضَبْءnoun

1.
hidingclassical
The act or state of being hidden or concealed.

ضَبِيءadjective

1.
hidingclassical
One who is lying low and concealed, especially a hunter ambushing prey.

ضَابِئadjective

1.
hidingclassical
One who is lying low and concealed, particularly a hunter in ambush.
2.
concealedclassical
Describing something that is hidden or kept secret.

مَضْبَأnoun

1.
hiding placeclassical
A place where one can lie low and conceal oneself.

ضَبَأَverb

1.
to stick to the groundclassical
To adhere closely to the earth.

أَضْبَأَverb

1.
to keep silent aboutboth
To remain silent about something, to conceal it.
2.
to hold ontoboth
To grasp or retain something firmly, to hold back.
3.
to suppressclassical
To keep feelings or intentions hidden.

مُضْبِئadjective

1.
keeping silentclassical
One who is keeping silent about something or concealing it.

ضَبَأَverb

1.
to hide oneselfclassical
To conceal oneself, to be hidden.

ضَبَأَ منهverb

1.
to feel shy ofclassical
To feel bashful or ashamed in the presence of someone.

اضْطَبَأَverb

1.
to feel shyclassical
To feel bashful or ashamed.

الأَضْبَاءnoun

1.
whimpering of a puppyclassical
The soft, low sound made by a young dog, a whimper or whine.

مُضَابِئَةnoun

1.
heavy sackclassical
A heavily laden sack or bag that conceals its contents or makes the carrier stoop.

ضَبَأَتverb

1.
to have many offspringclassical
Said of a woman who has a large number of children.

الضَّابِئnoun

1.
ashesclassical
The powdery residue left after burning.

Parallel reading

ضبأ بالأرض يضبأ ضبأ وضبوءا وضبأ في الأرض، وهو ضبيء: لطئ واختبأ

He lay low on the ground, hiding and hiding, and hid in the land, and he was a hider: he crouched and concealed himself.

وهو ضابئ بن الحرث البرجمي

And he is Dabi' bin Al-Harith Al-Burjami.

يصف الصياد أنه ضبأ في فروج ما بين لبانه ويده

Describing the hunter that he hid in the space between his chest and his hand.

آواه في ضبن مضبإ به نضب

It sheltered him in a hiding place where he was concealed.

والمضبأ: الموضع الذي يكون فيه

And the hiding place: the place where one is.

يقال للناس: هذا مضبؤكم أي موضعكم، وجمعه مضابئ

It is said to people: This is your hiding place, meaning your place, and its plural is hiding places.

وضبأت به الأرض، فهو مضبوء به، إذا ألزقه بها

And the earth made him cling to it, so he was made to cling to it, if it adhered him to it.

وأضبأ على الشيء إضباء: سكت عليه وكتمه، فهو مضبئ عليه

And he kept silent about the thing, keeping it secret, and he was keeping silent about it.

وأضبأ على ما في يديه: أمسك

And he held onto what was in his hands: he grasped.

وأضبأ القوم على ما في أنفسهم إذا كتموه

And the people kept secret what was in their hearts if they concealed it.

اضطبأت منه أي استحييت

I felt shy of him, meaning I felt ashamed.

فهاؤوا مضابئة، لم يؤل بادئها البدء، إذ تبدؤه

So bring a heavy sack, its beginner did not fail to begin it, when you begin it.

قال: والمضابئة: الغرارة المثقلة تضبئ من يحملها تحتها أي تخفيه

He said: And the heavy sack: a laden sack that conceals what the carrier carries beneath it, meaning hides it.

وضبأت المرأة إذا كثر ولدها

And the woman had many offspring if her children were numerous.