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ذعب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of flowing, continuous movement, often applied to water or people moving in succession. It also extends to describing a state of being scattered or dispersed.

Derived headwords

مِذْعَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Successive flowclassical

    A continuous, successive flow or movement, likened to water flowing in a river.

مِثْعَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Successive flowclassical

    Similar to مذعاب, denoting a continuous, successive flow or movement.

انْثَعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to flow continuouslyclassical

    Said of water when it flows and its current is connected in a river.

انْذَعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to flow continuouslyclassical

    Said of water when it flows and its current is connected in a river.

Parallel reading

رأيت القوم مذعابين، كأنهم عرف ضبعان
I saw the people moving in succession, like the scent of hyenas.
ومثعابين، بمعناه، وهو أن يتلو بعضهم بعضا
And مثعابين, with the same meaning, which is that they follow one another.
وهذا عندي مأخوذ من انثعب الماء وانذعب إذا سال واتصل جريانه في النهر
And this, in my opinion, is derived from انثعب water and انذعب when it flows and its current is connected in the river.
قلبت الثاء ذالا
The thaa was changed to a dhaal.