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ضنبس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes someone who is weak, ignoble, and easily defeated. It conveys a sense of being feeble in strength and quick to break under pressure.

Derived headwords

الضَّنْبَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Weakling, ignoble personclassical

    A person characterized by weakness and ignobility.

ضَنْبَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Weak, ignobleclassical

    Describing someone who is weak and ignoble.

رجل ضنبسnoun
  1. 1.
    Feeble manclassical

    A man who is weak in his grip and quick to be defeated.

Parallel reading

الضنبس: الرخو اللئيم.
The Dambas: the weak, the ignoble.
ورجل ضنبس: ضعيف البطش سريع الانكسار
And a Dambas man: weak in his grip, quick to be broken.