ضربج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes counterfeit or adulterated coins, specifically dirhams. It also touches upon the concept of being deceived or misled, particularly in the context of financial transactions.

Derived headwords

ضَرَبَجِيّاتnoun

1.
counterfeit dirhamsclassical
Dirhams that are fake or adulterated, implying a lack of genuine value.

ضَرَبَجِيّadjective

1.
counterfeitclassical
Describing a dirham as counterfeit or fake, meaning it is not genuine.

مِئِيّاتnoun

1.
hundredsboth
A large quantity, specifically referring to hundreds, derived from the word for one hundred.

مِئَةnoun

1.
hundredboth
The cardinal number representing the quantity of one hundred.

مِئِيَّةnoun

1.
hundredclassical
The cardinal number representing the quantity of one hundred, presented in a specific grammatical form.

قِسِيّadjective

1.
hardenedclassical
Describes something that has become hard, often due to prolonged storage or being mixed with other substances.

Parallel reading

قد كنت أحجو أبا عمرو أخا ثقة، ... حتى ألمت بنا، يوما، ملمات

I used to consider Abu Amr a trustworthy brother... until calamities befell us one day.

فقلت، والمرء قد تخطيه منيته: ... أدنى عطياته إياي مئيات

And I said, though death may pass a person by: ... the least of its gifts to me were hundreds.

فكان ما جاد لي، لا جاد من سعة، ... دراهم زائفات ضربجيات

And what he generously gave me, though not from abundance, were ... counterfeit dirhams, 'darbajiyyat'.

قال ابن الأعرابي: درهم ضربجي: زائف

Ibn al-A'rabi said: A 'darbajiy' dirham is counterfeit.

وإن شئت قلت: زيف قسي

And if you wish, you can say: 'zayf qasiy' (hardened counterfeit).

والقسي: الذي صلب فضته من طول الخبء.

And 'al-qasiy' refers to that whose silver has hardened from prolonged storage.

مئيات: الأصل في مئة مئية، بوزن معية.

'Mi'at' (hundreds): The origin is in 'mi'ah' (hundred) as 'mi'iyyah', on the pattern of 'ma'iyyah'.