ضبر

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root ضبر (ḍ-b-r) primarily relates to concepts of gathering, collecting, and compacting. This extends to physical actions like leaping or binding, as well as descriptions of well-built bodies, dense vegetation, and collected items like bundles of documents or groups of people.

Derived headwords

ضَبَرَverb

1.
to run, gallopclassical
Said of a horse when it runs swiftly, gathering its limbs.
2.
to leap, boundclassical
Said of a horse when it leaps, gathering its legs.
3.
to gather, collectboth
To bring together or assemble something.
4.
to bind, packboth
To pack or bundle things together tightly.

ضبر الفرس إذا عدا — The horse ran swiftly, gathering its limbs.

ضبر الشيء: جمعه — To gather something.

ضَبْرًاnoun

1.
swift runningclassical
The act of a horse running swiftly.
2.
leapingclassical
The act of a horse leaping.
3.
gatheringboth
The act of collecting or assembling.

ضبر الفرس يضبر ضبرا — The horse ran swiftly, gathering its limbs.

ضَبَرَانًاnoun

1.
swift runningclassical
The act of a horse running swiftly.
2.
leapingclassical
The act of a horse leaping.

ضبر الفرس يضبر ضبرا وضبرانا — The horse ran swiftly, gathering its limbs.

ضَبْرnoun

1.
group of warriorsclassical
A group of people who go on a raid on foot.
2.
siege engineclassical
A wooden structure covered with hides, used to approach fortifications for undermining.
3.
wild nut treeclassical
A type of wild nut tree that flowers but does not bear fruit.
4.
dense growthclassical
A dense or compact growth, referring to plants or trees.

والضبر: الجماعة يغزون على أرجلهم — And al-ḍabr: a group that raids on foot.

والضبر: جلد يغشى خشبا فيها رجال تقرب إلى الحصون لقتال أهلها، والجمع ضبور — And al-ḍabr: a hide covering wood with men inside, used to approach fortifications to fight their inhabitants; its plural is ḍubūr.

ضَبْرَةnoun

1.
siege engineclassical
A single unit of a siege engine used to approach fortifications.
2.
wild nut treeclassical
A single tree of the wild nut variety.

الواحدة ضبرة — The singular is ḍabrah.

ضَبُورnoun

1.
siege enginesclassical
Plural of ضبر (ḍabr), referring to siege engines used to approach fortifications.

والجمع ضبور — And the plural is ḍubūr.

مَضْبُورadjective

1.
compactly builtboth
Describing a creature or person with a well-knit and compact physique.
2.
smoothclassical
Describing something that is smooth or sleek.

مضمور الخلق الأملس — Compactly built and smooth.

مُضْبَرadjective

1.
compactly builtboth
Describing a creature or person with a well-knit and compact physique.
2.
well-formedboth
Describing something that is well-formed or strongly constructed.

جمل مضبر ومضبر، وفرس مضبر الخلق أي موثق الخلق — A camel that is compact and well-built, and a horse that is well-built in its creation, meaning strongly constructed.

ضَبَارَةnoun

1.
bundleboth
A bundle, especially of documents or papers.
2.
compact buildboth
A person with a compact or well-knit physique.
3.
dense growthclassical
A dense or compact growth of plants.

والضبارة: الحزمة من الصحف، وهي الإضمامة — And al-ḍibārah: a bundle of papers, which is al-iḍāmah.

ورجل ذو ضبارة في خلقه: مجتمع الخلق — And a man with a ḍibārah in his creation: compactly built.

ضَبَائِرnoun

1.
bundlesboth
Plural of ضبارة (ḍibārah), referring to bundles of papers or documents.
2.
groupsclassical
Groups of people, often in a scattered or dispersed manner.

خرجون من النار ضبائر ضبائر — Emerging from the fire in groups.

والضبائر: جماعات الناس — And al-ḍabā'ir: groups of people.

ضَبَارِمadjective

1.
fierceclassical
Describing a lion or other powerful creature as fierce or formidable.

وأسد ضبارم — And a fierce lion.

ضَبَارِمَةadjective

1.
fierceclassical
Describing a lion or other powerful creature as fierce or formidable.

وأسد ضبارمة — And a fierce lion.

ضَبَرْتُverb

1.
I gatheredboth
Past tense, first person singular of ضبر (ḍabara), meaning to gather or collect.

وضبرت الكتب أضبرها ضبرا إذا جعلتها إضبارة — And I gathered books, I gather them gathering, when I make them into a bundle.

تَضْبِيرًاnoun

1.
gatheringboth
The act of gathering or collecting.
2.
packingboth
The act of packing or bundling tightly.

والضبر والتضبير: شدة تلزيز العظام واكتناز اللحم — And al-ḍabr and al-taḍbīr: the tightness of bone joints and the compactness of flesh.

إِضْبَارَةnoun

1.
bundleboth
A bundle, especially of documents, papers, or arrows.

والإضبارة: الحزمة من الصحف، وهي الإضمامة — And al-iḍbārah: a bundle of papers, which is al-iḍmāmah.

إضبارة من صحف أو سهام أي حزمة — A bundle of papers or arrows, meaning a bundle.

إِضْبَارَةnoun

1.
bundleboth
A bundle, especially of documents, papers, or arrows.

ابن السكيت: يقال جاء فلان بإضبارة من كتب وإضمامة من كتب، وهي الأضابير والأضاميم — Ibn al-Sikkit: It is said, 'So-and-so came with a bundle of books and a collection of books,' and these are al-aḍābīr and al-aḍāmīm.

ضَبِيرَةname

1.
name of a womanclassical
A female given name.

ولا ضبيرة ممن تيمت صدد — Nor Ḍubayrah, whom Ṣadad was infatuated with.

ضَبَارnoun

1.
booksclassical
A collective noun for books, without a singular form.
2.
dense growthclassical
A dense or compact growth of plants.

كالضبار النواطق — Like the speaking books.

ضَبَنnoun

1.
armpitclassical
The armpit.

والضبر والضبن الإبط — And al-ḍabr and al-ḍabn are the armpit.

ضَبَنِيname

1.
name of a dogclassical
The name of a dog.

فذكرت حين تبرقعت ضبارا — And when she veiled herself, I remembered Ḍabār.

ضَبَارَةname

1.
name of a personclassical
A male given name, associated with leaders.

وابن ضبارة كان رجلا من رؤساء أجناد بني أمية — And Ibn Ḍabārah was a man from the leaders of the armies of the Umayyads.

ضَبَرnoun

1.
povertyclassical
Poverty or destitution.
2.
tightnessclassical
Tightness or severity.
3.
gathering of partsclassical
The collection or assembly of parts.

الضبر: الفقر، والضبر الشد، والضبر جمع الأجزاء — Al-ḍabr: poverty, and al-ḍabr: tightness, and al-ḍabr: the gathering of parts.

ضَبَرverb

1.
to pile upclassical
To pile up or stack something, like stones.

وضبر عليه الصخر يضبره أي نضده — And he piled rocks upon it, meaning he stacked them.

ضَبْرnoun

1.
wild nut treeclassical
A type of wild nut tree.

والضبر والضبر: شجر جوز البر ينور ولا يعقد — And al-ḍabr and al-ḍabr: a wild nut tree that flowers but does not bear fruit.

ضَبَارnoun

1.
good firewoodclassical
A type of tree with good firewood.

والضبار: شجر طيب الحطب — And al-ḍibār: a tree with good firewood.

Parallel reading

ضبر الفرس يضبر ضبرا وضبرانا إذا عدا

The horse ran swiftly, gathering its limbs, with a swift gallop.

وفي المحكم: جمع قوائمه ووثب

And in al-Muḥkam: it gathered its limbs and leaped.

إذا وثب الفرس فوقع مجوعة يداه فذلك الضبر

If a horse leaps and its forelegs land gathered, that is al-ḍabr.

لقد سما ابن معمر حين اعتمر ... مغزى بعيدا من بعيد وضبر

Ibn Mu'ammar has indeed risen when he undertook... a distant campaign from afar and gathered forces.

البلقاء: فرس سعد، وكان أبو محجن قد حبسه سعد في شرب الخمر وهم في قتال الفرس

Al-Balqā': Sa'd's horse, and Abū Muḥjan had been imprisoned by Sa'd for drinking wine while they were in battle with the Persians.

فقال لامرأة سعد: أطلقيني ولك الله علي أن أرجع حتى أضع رجلي في القيد؛ فحلته

So he said to Sa'd's wife: 'Release me, and by God upon me, I will return until I place my leg in the fetter'; so she released him.

فركب فرسا لسعد يقال لها البلقاء، فجعل لا يحمل على ناحية من نواحي العدو إلا هزمهم

He rode Sa'd's horse called Al-Balqā', and he would charge at any side of the enemy and defeat them.

ثم رجع حتى وضع رجله في القيد ووفى لها بذمته

Then he returned until he placed his leg in the fetter and fulfilled his promise to her.

وفرس ضبر، مثال طمر، فعل منه، أي وثاب، وكذلك الرجل

And a ḍabr horse, like ṭamr, is derived from it, meaning leaping, and so is a man.

وضبر الشيء: جمعه

And to ḍabr something: to gather it.

والضبر والتضبير: شدة تلزيز العظام واكتناز اللحم

And al-ḍabr and al-taḍbīr: the tightness of bone joints and the compactness of flesh.

جمل مضبور ومضبر، وفرس مضبر الخلق أي موثق الخلق

A camel that is compact and well-built, and a horse that is well-built in its creation, meaning strongly constructed.

ورجل ضبر: شديد

And a ḍabr man: strong.

ورجل ذو ضبارة في خلقه: مجتمع الخلق

And a man with a ḍibārah in his creation: compactly built.

والمضبور: المجتمع الخلق الأملس

And al-maḍbūr: compactly built and smooth.

ويقال للمنجل: مضبور

And a sickle is called maḍbūr.

وجمل مضبر الظهر

And a camel with a compact back.

والإضبارة: الحزمة من الصحف، وهي الإضمامة

And al-iḍbārah: a bundle of papers, which is al-iḍmāmah.

يقال: رأيتهم ضبائر أي جماعات في تفرقة

It is said: I saw them in groups, meaning congregations in dispersion.

أتته الملائكة بحريرة فيها مسك ومن ضبائر الريحان

The angels came to him with a silk cloth containing musk and from bundles of basil.

والضبار: الكتب، لا واحد لها

And al-ḍibār: books, it has no singular.

أقول لنفسي واقفا عند مشرف، ... على عرصات، كالضبار النواطق

I say to myself, standing at a high place, ... on open grounds, like the speaking books.

والضبر: الجماعة يغزون على أرجلهم

And al-ḍabr: a group that raids on foot.

بينا هم يوما كذلك راعهم ... ضبر، لباسهم القتير مؤلب

While they were thus one day, a group startled them, their clothing being chainmail, assembled.

والضبر: الرجالة

And al-ḍabr: infantry.

والضبر: جلد يغشى خشبا فيها رجال تقرب إلى الحصون لقتال أهلها، والجمع ضبور

And al-ḍabr: a hide covering wood with men inside, used to approach fortifications to fight their inhabitants; its plural is ḍubūr.

إنا لا نأمن أن يأتوا بضبور

We are not safe from them coming with siege engines.

ترى شؤون رأسها العواردا ... مضبورة إلى شبا حدائدا

You see the veins of its head running, ... piled up to sharp edges.

والضبر والضبر: شجر جوز البر ينور ولا يعقد

And al-ḍabr and al-ḍabr: a wild nut tree that flowers but does not bear fruit.

جعل الله عنبهم الأراك وجوزهم الضبر ورمانهم المظ

Allah made their grapes the Arak, their nuts the ḍabr, and their pomegranates the muẓ.

والضبار: شجر طيب الحطب

And al-ḍibār: a tree with good firewood.

وإذا جمع حطبه رطبا ثم أشعلت فيه النار فرقع فرقعة المخاريق

And if its firewood is gathered while wet and then set on fire, it crackles like the crackling of reeds.

الضبر الفقر، والضبر الشد، والضبر جمع الأجزاء

Al-ḍabr: poverty, and al-ḍabr: tightness, and al-ḍabr: the gathering of parts.

قد ضبر القوم لها اضطبارا

The people have packed it tightly.

والضبر والضبن الإبط

And al-ḍabr and al-ḍabn are the armpit.

ولا يؤوب مضمرا في ضبري ... زادي، وقد شول زاد السفر

And I do not return hoarding my provisions in my armpit, while the travelers' provisions have diminished.

بكرية لم تكن داري لها أمما، ... ولا ضبيرة ممن تيمت صدد

A virgin, her home was not among the tribes, nor Ḍubayrah, whom Ṣadad was infatuated with.

فذكرت حين تبرقعت ضبارا

And when she veiled herself, I remembered Ḍabār.