دربج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root describes a slow, deliberate, and often proud or swaggering gait. It encompasses the act of crawling or moving slowly, as well as a specific manner of walking characterized by ease and self-importance.

Derived headwords

دَرَبَجَverb

1.
to crawl slowlyboth
To move slowly and deliberately, like a crawling infant or a slow-moving creature.
2.
to walk with a swaggerboth
To walk with a slow, easy, and somewhat proud or ostentatious gait.

دَرْبَجَةnoun

1.
slow crawlingclassical
The act of crawling or moving slowly and deliberately.
2.
swaggering walkclassical
A slow, easy, and proud manner of walking.

دُرَابِجadjective

1.
swaggeringclassical
Describing a person who walks with a proud, ostentatious, and slow gait.

دَرَامِجadjective

1.
swaggeringclassical
Similar to 'درابج', describing someone who walks with a proud and slow gait.

يَدَرْبَجُverb

1.
he walks slowly/swaggeringlyboth
The present tense form indicating the action of walking slowly and with a swagger.

Parallel reading

دربج في مشيه ودرمج إذا دب دبيبا

He moved slowly in his walk and crawled like a creeping thing.

ثمت يمشي البخترى درابجا

Then he walks with a proud, swaggering gait.

إذا مشى في جنبه درامجا

When he walks, he moves with a proud, slow gait.

وهو يدربج في مشيه

And he walks with a slow, easy gait.

وهي مشية سهلة

And it is an easy walk.