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ضءب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of boldness, impetuosity, and perhaps a robust or stout physical build. It describes someone who plunges into affairs without hesitation and can also refer to a fat and strong animal, particularly a camel.

Derived headwords

الضيأبnoun
  1. 1.
    impetuous personclassical

    One who plunges into affairs or matters without hesitation or careful consideration.

الضيأزnoun
  1. 1.
    impetuous personclassical

    An alternative term for someone who is impetuous and rushes into matters.

الضيأنnoun
  1. 1.
    impetuous personclassical

    Another variant term found in some manuscripts for an impetuous person.

ضؤبانadjective
  1. 1.
    fat and strongclassical

    Describing something, particularly a camel, as being fat, stout, and strong.

Parallel reading

الضيأب: الذي يقتحم في الأمور؛ عن كراع؛ وهو الضيأز.
Al-ḍiyābu: one who plunges into affairs; according to Kra'a; and he is al-ḍiyāzu.
وفي بعض نسخ الصحاح: الضيأن.
And in some copies of Al-Ṣiḥāḥ: al-ḍiyānu.
وجمل ضؤبان: سمين شديد؛
And a camel that is ḍaʾbān: fat and strong;
على كل ضؤبان، كأن صريفه ... بنابيه، صوت الأخطب المتغرد
Upon every stout one, as if its rustling... with its tusks, is the sound of the melodious cobra.
لما رأيت الهم قد أجفاني، قربت للرحل وللظعان، كل نيافي القرى ضؤبان
When I saw worry had made me gaunt, I prepared for the journey and the departure, every stout one of the villages.
ضؤبان: بالهمز والضاد.
Ḍaʾbān: with hamza and ḍād.