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ضنب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking or hitting something, particularly the ground. It also extends to the meaning of seizing or grasping something firmly.

Derived headwords

ضَنَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike the groundclassical

    To strike or beat the ground with something.

ضَبَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to seizeclassical

    To seize or grasp something firmly.

ضَنْبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingclassical

    The act of striking, specifically the ground.

ضِبْنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    seizingclassical

    The act of seizing or grasping.

Parallel reading

ضنب به الأرض ضنبا
He struck the ground with it, a striking.
وضبن به ضبنا
And he seized it, a seizing.