ذعلب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes swiftness and speed, particularly in animals like camels and ostriches. It also extends to concepts of quick movement, stealth, and the tattered or torn edges of things, especially fabric.

Derived headwords

الذعلبnoun

1.
Swift she-camelboth
A fast she-camel, likened to the ostrich for its speed.
2.
Ostrichclassical
The ostrich, named for its speed.

الذعلبةnoun

1.
Swift she-camelboth
A fast she-camel, likened to the ostrich for its speed.
2.
Young she-camelclassical
A young she-camel that is slender in its body, appearing insignificant but being excellent.
3.
Young female camelclassical
A young, newly mature female camel.
4.
Ostrichclassical
The ostrich, named for its speed.
5.
Torn edge of a garmentclassical
The edge of a garment, or what is cut off from a garment and hangs.

الذعاليبnoun

1.
Torn pieces of clothboth
Pieces of torn cloth, often referring to the tattered edges of garments.
2.
Tattered edges of clothesclassical
The edges of clothes, especially a shirt, often used in the plural.
3.
Spiderweb fragmentsclassical
What is cut from a spider's web.

التذعلبverb

1.
To move stealthilyclassical
To move or proceed in a hidden or stealthy manner.

تذعلبverb

1.
To move stealthilyclassical
To move or proceed in a hidden or stealthy manner.

جمل ذعلبadjective

1.
Swift, enduring camelboth
A camel that is fast and capable of maintaining its pace over a journey.

الذعلوبnoun

1.
Torn edge of a garmentclassical
The edge of a garment, or what is cut off from a garment and hangs.
2.
Piece of ragclassical
A piece of torn cloth.

ثوب ذعاليبadjective

1.
Worn-out garmentclassical
A garment that is old and worn out, with tattered edges.

ذعالتnoun

1.
Tattered edgesclassical
Likely a variant of 'ذعاليب', referring to tattered edges or worn-out pieces.

Parallel reading

الذعلب والذعلبة: الناقة السريعة، شبهت بالذعلبة، وهي النعامة لسرعتها.

The dhal'ab and dhal'abah: the swift she-camel, likened to the dhal'abah, which is the ostrich, for its speed.

وفي حديث سواد بن مطرف: الذعلب الوجناء هي الناقة السريعة.

And in the hadith of Sawad bin Mutarrif: The dhal'ab al-wajna' is the swift she-camel.

وقال خالد بن جنبة: الذعلبة النويقة التي هي صدع في جسمها، وأنت تحقرها، وهي نجيبة؛

And Khalid bin Junbah said: The dhal'abah is the young she-camel that is slender in its body, and you deem it insignificant, yet it is excellent;

وقال ابن شميل: هي الخفيفة الجواد.

And Ibn Shumayl said: It is the light, excellent one.

ولا يقال جمل ذعلب، وجمع الذعلبة الذعاليب.

And it is not said 'a dhal'ab male camel', and the plural of dhal'abah is dhalalib.

والتذعلب: الانطلاق في استخفاء.

And al-tadh'alub: moving off in concealment.

وقد تذعلب تذعلبا.

And he moved off stealthily, with stealth.

وجمل ذعلب: سريع، باق على السير، والأنثى بالهاء.

And a dhal'ab male camel: fast, enduring in its pace, and the female is with the 'ha'.

والذعلبة: النعامة لسرعتها.

And the dhal'abah: the ostrich for its speed.

والذعلبة والذعلوب: طرف الثوب؛ وقيل: هما ما تقطع من الثوب فتعلق.

And the dhal'abah and dhal'ub: the edge of the garment; and it was said: they are what is cut from the garment and hangs.

والذعلب من الخرق: القطع المشققة.

And the dhal'ab from rags: the torn pieces.

والذعلوب أيضا: القطعة من الخرقة، والذعاليب: قطع الخرق؛

And the dhal'ub also: the piece of rag, and the dhalalib: pieces of rags;

كأنه، إذ راح، مسلوس الشمق، ... منسرحا عنه ذعاليب الخرق

As if he, when he went, was possessed of vigor, ... with the tattered rags of the rags removed from him

والذعاليب: ما تقطع من الثياب.

And the dhalalib: what is cut from clothes.

وأطراف الثياب وأطراف القميص يقال لها: الذعاليب، واحدها ذعلوب، وأكثر ما يستعمل ذلك جمعا؛

And the edges of clothes and the edges of a shirt are called: the dhalalib, its singular is dhal'ub, and this is mostly used in the plural;

لقد أكون على الحاجات ذا لبث، ... وأحوذيا، إذا انضم الذعاليب

I may be for needs slow to act, ... and a swift runner, when the tattered edges gather.

فجاءت بنسج، من صناع ضعيفة، ... تنوس، كأخلاق الشفوف، ذعالبه

So it came with weaving, from weak makers, ... swaying, like the remnants of thin cloth, its tattered edges.

وثوب ذعاليب: خلق، عن اللحياني.

And a dhalalib garment: worn out, according to Al-Lihyani.

صفقة ذي ذعالت سمول، ... بيع امرئ ليس بمستقيل

A transaction of one with tattered, trailing garments, ... the sale of a man who is not seeking to retract.