ذبر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root ذبر (dhbr) primarily relates to the act of writing, inscribing, or recording. It extends to the meaning of reading, particularly in a subtle or hidden manner, and can also refer to the act of marking or pointing.

Derived headwords

ذَبَرَverb

1.
to writeboth
To inscribe or record something in writing, similar to the act of 'zabr'.
2.
to markclassical
To make a mark or point on something, as a form of inscription.
3.
to read secretlyclassical
To read something in a quiet or hidden manner.

ذَبْرnoun

1.
writingboth
The act or process of writing or inscribing.
2.
secret readingclassical
A subtle or hidden manner of reading.

الذبرnoun

1.
writingboth
The act of writing, akin to 'zabr'.
2.
secret readingclassical
Any form of reading that is done secretly or subtly.

ذَبَرَهُverb

1.
to write itboth
To write it (referring to a book or text).
2.
to mark itclassical
To mark it, indicating inscription.
3.
to read it secretlyclassical
To read it in a hidden or subtle way.

يَذْبُرُهُverb

1.
he writes itboth
He writes it, referring to the act of inscribing.
2.
he reads it secretlyclassical
He reads it in a hidden or subtle manner.

Parallel reading

الذبر: الكتابة مثل الزبر.

Al-dhabr: Writing, like al-zabr.

ذبر الكتاب يذبره ويذبره ذبرا وذبره، كلاهما: كتبه؛

He wrote the book, yadhburuhu and yadhburuhu dhbran and dhbarahu, both mean: he wrote it;

عرفت الديار كرقم الدواة، ... يذبرها الكاتب الحميري

I recognized the dwellings like the markings of an inkwell, ... inscribed by the Himyarite scribe

وقيل: نقطه،

And it was said: to dot it,

وقيل: قرأه قراءة خفية،

And it was said: to read it with a hidden reading,

وقيل: الذبر كل قراءة خفية؛

And it was said: Al-dhabr is every hidden reading;

كل ذلك بلغة هذيل؛

All of that is in the dialect of Hudhayl;

فيها كتاب ذبر لمقترئ، ... يعرفه ألبهم ومن حشدوا

In it is an inscribed text for a reader, ... known by their elders and those who gathered.