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ضبز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes intensity of gaze, particularly a sharp, sidelong glance. It is also used to describe a cunning, fierce, and predatory animal, especially a wolf.

Derived headwords

الضِّبْزnoun
  1. 1.
    intensity of gazeclassical

    Refers to a strong or intense way of looking, specifically a glance from the side.

ضَبِيزadjective
  1. 1.
    sharp-eyedclassical

    Describing someone or something with a sharp or keen gaze, particularly looking from the side.

  2. 2.
    cunning and fierceclassical

    Used to describe a wolf that is cunning, resourceful, and fierce.

Parallel reading

الضبز: شدة اللحظ
Al-ḍibz: intensity of the gaze.
يعني نظرا في جانب
Meaning a glance from the side.
وذئب ضبيز: حديد اللحظ، وهو منه
And a ḍabīz wolf: sharp of gaze, and it is from this.
الليث: الضبيز الشديد المحتال من الذئاب
Al-Layth: Al-ḍabīz is the strong, cunning one among wolves.
وتسرق مال جارك باحتيال ... كحول ذؤالة شرس ضبيز
And you steal your neighbor's property with cunning... like a fierce, cunning, predatory wolf.