دعب

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root 'دعب' primarily relates to playful interaction, jesting, and lightheartedness. It extends to meanings of being young, tender, or effeminate, and also encompasses terms for specific insects, food items, and even negative concepts like a bad night or a weak person.

Derived headwords

دَاعَبَverb

1.
to jest withboth
To engage in playful banter or joking with someone.

داعبه مداعبة: مازحه — He jest with him playfully: he joked with him.

مُدَاعَبَةnoun

1.
jestingboth
The act of joking or playful interaction.
2.
playfulnessboth
A state or quality of being playful.

والمداعبة: الممازحة — And al-mudāʿabah: playful joking.

دُعَابَةnoun

1.
jestboth
A joke or a playful remark.
2.
playfulnessboth
A characteristic of being playful or humorous.
3.
playboth
Lighthearted activity or amusement.
4.
black antclassical
A type of black ant.

والاسم الدعابة — And the noun is al-duʿābah.

والدعابة: اللعب — And al-duʿābah: play.

دَعَابَةnoun

1.
jestingboth
The act of joking or playful interaction.

وقال: الدعابة المزاح — And he said: al-duʿābah is joking.

دَعَابَةnoun

1.
playfulnessboth
A characteristic of being playful or humorous.

وفي الحديث: أنه عليه السلام، كان فيه دعابة — And in the hadith: that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had playfulness in him.

تَدَاعَبَverb

1.
to playclassical
To engage in playful activity.
2.
to behave playfullyclassical
To act in a manner characterized by jesting or lightheartedness.

فهلا بكرا تداعبها وتداعبك؟ — Why did you not marry a virgin whom you could playfully interact with and who could playfully interact with you?

دَعَابadjective

1.
playfulboth
Given to jesting or lightheartedness.

ورجل دعابة ودعب وداعب: لاعب — And a man duʿābah, duʿab, and dāʿib: playful.

دُعَابnoun

1.
playfulnessclassical
The quality of being playful.
2.
black antclassical
A type of ant, specifically black.

والدعاب، والطثرج، والحرام، والحذال: من أسماء النمل — And al-duʿāb, al-ṭathraj, al-ḥarām, and al-ḥidhāl: are among the names of ants.

أَدْعَبَverb

1.
to say something wittyclassical
To utter a clever or amusing remark.

أدعب الرجل: أملح أي قال كلمة مليحة — Adʿaba the man: he said something witty, meaning he said a witty word.

أَدْعَبadjective

1.
foolishclassical
Lacking sense or judgment; silly.
2.
prone to playfulnessclassical
Characterized by excessive or inappropriate playfulness.

ورجل أدعب: بين الدعابة، أحمق — And a man adʿab: showing playfulness, foolish.

تَدَعْبَبَverb

1.
to behave affectedlyclassical
To act in a way that is overly delicate or pretentious, often seeking attention.
2.
to act playfullyclassical
To behave in a manner characterized by jesting or lightheartedness.

تدعبت عليه أي تدللت — Tudaʿbaba-tu ʿalayhi means I behaved affectedly towards him.

دَعْبnoun

1.
playfulnessclassical
The quality of being playful.
2.
pushclassical
The act of applying force to move something away.
3.
sexual intercourseclassical
The act of sexual penetration.

والدعابة: اللعب — And al-duʿābah: play.

والدعب: الدفع — And al-daʿb: a push.

ودعبها يدعبها دعبا: نكحها — And daʿaba-hā yudaʿbi-bu-hā daʿban: he had sexual intercourse with her.

دُعْبُوبnoun

1.
black antclassical
A type of black ant.
2.
black seedclassical
A small black seed that is eaten.
3.
bad nightclassical
A night characterized by hardship or darkness.
4.
well-trodden pathclassical
A clear and easy-to-follow road.
5.
weak personclassical
A person who is weak or ridiculed.
6.
effeminate manclassical
A man who is perceived as feminine or homosexual.
7.
energetic personclassical
A person who is active and lively.

والدعوب: ضرب من النمل، أسود — And al-duʿbūb: a type of ant, black.

والدعوب: حبة سوداء تؤكل، الواحدة دعبوبة — And al-duʿbūb: a black seed that is eaten, the singular is duʿbūbah.

وليلة دعبوب: ليلة سوء شديدة — And laylah duʿbūb: a severe night of hardship.

والدعوب: الطريق المذلل، الموطوء الواضح الذي يسلكه الناس — And al-duʿbūb: the easy, trodden, clear path that people take.

والدعوب: الضعيف الذي يهزأ منه الناس — And al-duʿbūb: the weak person who is ridiculed by people.

هو القصير الدميم؛ وقيل: الدعبوب والدعبوث من الرجال: المأبون المخنث — He is short and ugly; and it is said: al-duʿbūb and al-duʿbūth among men: the effeminate, homosexual man.

وقيل: الدعبوب النشيط — And it is said: al-duʿbūb is the energetic one.

دَعْبَبَverb

1.
to jestclassical
To engage in joking or playful banter.

ودعبب: ثمر نبت — And daʿbaba: the fruit of a plant.

دُعْبُبnoun

1.
playfulnessclassical
The quality of being playful.
2.
jokingclassical
The act of making jokes.
3.
skilled singerclassical
A talented and accomplished singer.
4.
young tender boyclassical
A young boy who is soft and tender.

والدعبب: الدعابة، عن السيرافي — And al-daʿbab: playfulness, according to al-Sīrāfī.

والدعبب: المزاح، وهو المغني المجيد — And al-daʿbab: joking, and he is the accomplished singer.

والدعبب: الغلام الشاب البض — And al-daʿbab: the young, tender boy.

دُعَابَةnoun

1.
playfulnessclassical
The quality of being playful.

وقال: الدعابة المزاح — And he said: al-duʿābah is joking.

دُعَابَةnoun

1.
playclassical
Lighthearted activity or amusement.

والدعابة: اللعب — And al-duʿābah: play.

دُعَابَةnoun

1.
black antclassical
A type of black ant.

والدعابة: نملة سوداء — And al-duʿābah: a black ant.

دُعَابَةnoun

1.
black seedclassical
A small black seed that is eaten.

وهي مثل الدعاعة — And it is like al-duʿāʿah.

دُعَاعَةnoun

1.
black seedclassical
A small black seed that is eaten.

وهي مثل الدعاعة — And it is like al-duʿāʿah.

دُعَابِيبnoun

1.
playful womenclassical
Women who engage in jesting and play.

يعني اللواتي يمزحن ويلعبن ويدأددن بأصابعهن — Meaning those who joke, play, and playfully tap with their fingers.

دُعْبُوثnoun

1.
effeminate manclassical
A man who is perceived as feminine or homosexual.

وقيل: الدعبوب والدعبوث من الرجال: المأبون المخنث — And it is said: al-duʿbūb and al-duʿbūth among men: the effeminate, homosexual man.

دُعَابِيّadjective

1.
playfulclassical
Given to jesting or lightheartedness.

دُعْبُوبَةnoun

1.
black seedclassical
A small black seed that is eaten.

الواحدة دعبوبة — The singular is duʿbūbah.

دُعَابِيّnoun

1.
playful womenclassical
Women who engage in jesting and play.

يعني اللواتي يمزحن ويلعبن ويدأددن بأصابعهن — Meaning those who joke, play, and playfully tap with their fingers.

Parallel reading

داعبه مداعبة: مازحه؛ والاسم الدعابة.

He jested with him playfully: he joked with him; and the noun is al-duʿābah.

وفي الحديث: أنه عليه السلام، كان فيه دعابة ؛ حكاه ابن الأثير في النهاية.

And in the hadith: that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had playfulness in him; Ibn al-Athīr narrated it in al-Nihāyah.

وقال: الدعابة المزاح.

And he said: al-duʿābah is joking.

فهلا بكرا تداعبها وتداعبك؟

Why did you not marry a virgin whom you could playfully interact with and who could playfully interact with you?

وفي حديث عمر، وذكر له علي للخلافة، فقال: لولا دعابة فيه.

And in the hadith of Umar, and Ali was mentioned to him for the caliphate, so he said: If it were not for a jest in him.

والدعابة: اللعب.

And al-duʿābah: play.

وقد دعب، فهو دعاب لعاب.

And he was playful, so he is a playful, jesting person.

والدعبب: الدعابة، عن السيرافي.

And al-daʿbab: playfulness, according to al-Sīrāfī.

والدعبب: المزاح، وهو المغني المجيد.

And al-daʿbab: joking, and he is the accomplished singer.

والدعبب: الغلام الشاب البض.

And al-daʿbab: the young, tender boy.

ورجل دعابة ودعب وداعب: لاعب.

And a man duʿābah, duʿab, and dāʿib: playful.

أدعب الرجل: أملح أي قال كلمة مليحة، وهو يدعب دعبا أي قال قولا يستملح، كما يقال مزح يمزح؛

Adʿaba the man: he said something witty, meaning he said a witty word, and he was jesting with a jest, meaning he said something that is considered witty, just as it is said 'he joked, he jokes'.

واستطربت ظعنهم، لما احزأل بهم، ... مع الضحى، ناشط من داعبات دد

And their camels became animated, when they moved away from them, ... in the forenoon, lively from playful women.

يعني اللواتي يمزحن ويلعبن ويدأددن بأصابعهن.

Meaning those who joke, play, and playfully tap with their fingers.

ورجل أدعب: بين الدعابة، أحمق.

And a man adʿab: showing playfulness, foolish.

ابن شميل: يقال: تدعبت عليه أي تدللت؛ وإنه لدعب: وهو الذي يتمايل على الناس، ويركبهم بثنيته أي بناحيته؛ وإنه ليتداعب على الناس أي يركبهم بمزاح وخيلاء، ويغمهم ولا يسبهم.

Ibn Shumayl said: It is said: Tudaʿbaba-tu ʿalayhi means I behaved affectedly towards him; and indeed he is a playful person: he is one who sways towards people, and imposes himself on them with his cunning or his side; and indeed he behaves playfully towards people, meaning he imposes himself on them with jesting and arrogance, and annoys them without insulting them.

والدعب: اللعابة.

And al-daʿb: playfulness.

قال الليث: فأما المداعبة، فعلى الاشتراك، كالممازحة، اشترك فيها اثنان أو أكثر.

Al-Layth said: As for al-mudāʿabah, it is on the basis of participation, like playful joking, in which two or more people participate.

والدعب: الدفع.

And al-daʿb: a push.

ودعبها يدعبها دعبا: نكحها.

And daʿaba-hā yudaʿbi-bu-hā daʿban: he had sexual intercourse with her.

والدعابة: نملة سوداء.

And al-duʿābah: a black ant.

والدعوب: ضرب من النمل، أسود.

And al-duʿbūb: a type of ant, black.

والدعاب، والطثرج، والحرام، والحذال: من أسماء النمل.

And al-duʿāb, al-ṭathraj, al-ḥarām, and al-ḥidhāl: are among the names of ants.

والدعوب: حبة سوداء تؤكل، الواحدة دعبوبة، وهي مثل الدعاعة؛ وقيل: هي أصل بقلة، تقشر فيؤكل.

And al-duʿbūb: a black seed that is eaten, the singular is duʿbūbah, and it is like al-duʿāʿah; and it is said: it is the root of a herb, which is peeled and eaten.

وليلة دعبوب: ليلة سوء شديدة؛ وقيل: مظلمة، سميت بذلك لسوادها؛ قال ابن هرمة:

And laylah duʿbūb: a severe night of hardship; and it is said: dark, named so because of its blackness; Ibn Harmāh said:

ويعلم الضيف، إما ساقه صرد، ... أو ليلة، من محاق الشهر، دعبوب

And the guest knows, whether thirst drives him, ... or a night, from the new moon of the month, a dark night.

أراد ظلام ليلة، فحذف المضاف، وأقام المضاف إليه مقامه.

He intended the darkness of a night, so he deleted the possessed noun and replaced it with the possessor.

والدعوب: الطريق المذلل، الموطوء الواضح الذي يسلكه الناس؛

And al-duʿbūb: the easy, trodden, clear path that people take;

وكذلك الذي يطؤه كل أحد.

And likewise that which everyone treads upon.

والدعوب: الضعيف الذي يهزأ منه الناس؛ وقيل: هو القصير الدميم؛

And al-duʿbūb: the weak person who is ridiculed by people; and it is said: he is short and ugly;

وقيل: الدعبوب والدعبوث من الرجال: المأبون المخنث؛ وأنشد:

And it is said: al-duʿbūb and al-duʿbūth among men: the effeminate, homosexual man; and he recited:

يا فتى ما قتلتم غير دعبوب، ... ولا من قوارة الهنبر

O young man, you killed no one but an effeminate man, ... nor from the strong ones of the tribe.

وقيل: الدعبوب النشيط؛ قال الراجز:

And it is said: al-duʿbūb is the energetic one; the poet said:

يا رب مهر، حسن دعبوب، ... رحب اللبان، حسن التقريب

O Lord of foals, a beautiful, energetic one, ... broad-chested, well-approached.

ودعبب: ثمر نبت. قال السيرافي: هو عنب الثعلب.

And daʿbaba: the fruit of a plant. Al-Sīrāfī said: it is fox grapes.

وقال أبو صخر: ولكن يقر العين والنفس أن ترى، ... بعقدته، فضلات زرق دواعب

And Abū Ṣakhr said: But it pleases the eye and the soul to see, ... in its knot, blue playful drops.

قال: دواعب جوار. ماء دعب يستن في سبيله؛

He said: playful female companions. Water that flows in its course;

وقال: لا أدري دواعب أم ذواعب، فلينظر في شعر أبي صخر.

And he said: I do not know if they are playful or swift, so let him look into the poetry of Abū Ṣakhr.