دردب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to forms of movement, specifically a fearful or hurried run, and also encompasses concepts of submission, humility, and the sound of a drum. It can also describe the movement of a breast or a camel's affection.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْدَبَةnoun

1.
Fearful runboth
A type of running characterized by fear or haste, similar to how a frightened person runs.
2.
Submissionclassical
The act of being humble, submissive, or yielding.
3.
Movement of breastclassical
The movement of a pendulous or long breast.

الدَّرْدَابnoun

1.
Drum soundclassical
The sound produced by a drum, specifically a kobah (a type of drum).

الدَّرْدَبِيّadjective

1.
Striking with a drumclassical
Relating to or characterized by striking a drum, specifically a kobah.

دَرْبَجَتْverb

1.
To show affectionclassical
A female camel showing affection for her offspring.

دَرْدَبَverb

1.
To submitclassical
To yield, submit, or become humble.
2.
To moveclassical
To move, specifically referring to the movement of a breast.

دَرْدَبِيْسname

1.
Old manclassical
A term referring to an old man, possibly implying weakness or submission.

Parallel reading

عدو كعدو الخائف

A run like the run of a frightened person.

الدرداب: صوت الطبل

The dardab: the sound of the drum.

الدردبي الضراب بالكوبة

The durdubiyy is the striking with the kobah.

دربجت الناقة إذا رئمت ولدها

The she-camel showed affection when she was fond of her young.

ودردبت

And she showed affection.

والدردبة: الخضوع

And the dardabah: submission.

دردب لما عضه الثقاف

He submitted when the thaqaf bit him.

أي ذل وخضع

Meaning he was humbled and submitted.

وهو مثل

And it is a proverb.

الدردبة: تحرك الثدي الطرطب

The dardabah: the movement of the pendulous breast.

وهو الطويل

And it is the long one.

قد دردبت

She submitted.

والشيخ دردبيس

And the old man Dardabis.

دردبت: خضعت وذلت

She submitted: she was humbled and yielded.