ربض

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of settling, resting, or staying in a place, often associated with animals like sheep and livestock in their enclosures. It extends to ideas of being stationary, immobile, or even ill, and can also refer to a group or collection of animals or people.

Derived headwords

رَبَضَverb

1.
to lie down, restboth
Said of a beast of burden, sheep, or lamb, meaning to lie down and rest. It is analogous to the 'brok' of camels.
2.
to crouch, lie in waitboth
Said of a lion crouching over its prey, or horns locking.
3.
to settle, stayclassical
To settle or stay in a place, often implying a lack of movement or departure.

رَبَضاًnoun

1.
lying down, restingboth
The act of lying down and resting, used as a masdar for the verb 'rabada'.

رُبُوضاًnoun

1.
lying down, restingboth
A masdar denoting the act of lying down and resting, similar to 'rabdan'.

رَبْضَةnoun

1.
a good resting placeboth
A good resting place or posture for an animal.
2.
group of sheepboth
A group of sheep with their lambs, gathered together.
3.
group of peopleclassical
A group of people, though originally referring to sheep.

أَرْبَضَverb

1.
to cause to lie downboth
To cause an animal to lie down or rest.

رَابِضadjective

1.
lying down, restingboth
An active participle describing an animal that is lying down or resting.
2.
crouchingboth
Describing a lion or other predator that is crouching.
3.
sick, ailingclassical
Describing a person who is sick or ailing, implying immobility.
4.
resident, settledclassical
Describing people who are settled or resident in a place, not actively moving or causing trouble.

رِبَاضnoun

1.
lionsclassical
A plural referring to lions, often in the context of them being fierce or powerful.

الرَّبِيضnoun

1.
sheep in their pensboth
Sheep gathered together in their resting places or pens, often used as a collective noun.
2.
flock of sheepboth
A flock of sheep with their lambs, gathered in their place of rest.

مَرَابِضnoun

1.
places where cattle restboth
The resting places or enclosures for cattle.
2.
dens, lairsboth
The dens or lairs of wild animals.

أَرْبَاضnoun

1.
dens, lairsboth
Plural of 'rabdh', referring to the dens or lairs of animals, like wild bulls.
2.
stomachs, belliesclassical
The stomachs or bellies of animals, containing their contents.

الرَّبُوضnoun

1.
masdar of restingboth
The masdar (verbal noun) of something that is lying down or resting.
2.
large treeclassical
A large, thick tree.

ارْبِضْverb

1.
to stay, remainclassical
An imperative verb meaning to stay or remain in a place, often implying safety and security.
2.
to be startled and fleeclassical
To be startled and flee away, like a gazelle, implying fear or caution.

مُتَرَبِّضadjective

1.
stationary, immobileclassical
Describing someone who is stationary, immobile, or unable to act.

رَبَضَ الكَبْشverb

1.
ram failed to mountclassical
Said of a ram that is unable to perform its mating duty.

رَابِضَةadjective

1.
stuck to the faceclassical
Describing a nose tip that is stuck close to the face.
2.
lying downclassical
Describing something that is lying down or resting, like the night.

رَبَضَ اللَّيْلverb

1.
night fellclassical
The night settled in or descended.

رَبَضَ النَّاقَةnoun

1.
camel's bellyclassical
The belly of a female camel, referring to its contents.

رَبَضْتُهُverb

1.
to fix, stabilizeclassical
To fix or stabilize someone or something in a place.

رَبْضnoun

1.
woman of the houseclassical
A man's wife, who keeps him settled and prevents him from wandering.
2.
close relativeclassical
A wife, mother, sister, or any close female relative to whom one is attached.
3.
dense thicketclassical
A dense cluster of trees or bushes.

رَبِيضَةnoun

1.
group of sheepboth
A group of sheep with their lambs gathered in one place.
2.
group of peopleclassical
A group of people, originally referring to sheep.

دَوْحَةٌ رَبُوضnoun

1.
large, spreading treeclassical
A large and spreading tree.

شَجَرَةٌ رَبُوضnoun

1.
large, thick treeclassical
A large, thick, and substantial tree.

Parallel reading

ربضت الدابة والشاة والخروف ربضا وربوضا وربضة حسنة، وهو كالبروك للإبل

The beast, the ewe, and the lamb lay down, resting with a good rest, which is like the 'brok' of camels.

ويقال للدابة: هي ضخمة الربضة أي ضخمة آثار المربض

And it is said of a beast: it is large in its resting place, meaning large in the imprints of its resting place.

وربض الأسد على فريسته والقرن على قرنه

And the lion crouched over its prey, and the horn locked onto its horn.

وأسد رابض ورباض

And a crouching lion, and lions (plural).

ورجل رابض: مريض

And a 'rabid' man: sick.

والربيض: الغنم في مرابضها كأنه اسم للجمع

And 'ar-rabid': the sheep in their resting places, as if it were a name for the جمع ( جمع).

والربيض: الغنم برعاتها المجتمعة في مربضها

And 'ar-rabid': the sheep with their lambs gathered in their resting place.

وفي حديث معاوية: لا تبعثوا الرابضين الترك والحبشة أي المقيمين الساكنين

And in the narration of Mu'awiyah: Do not provoke the resident Turks and Abyssinians, meaning the settled ones.

والربضة: الجماعة من الغنم والناس وفيها ربضة من الناس، والأصل للغنم

And 'ar-rabdah': a group of sheep and people, and among them is a group of people, and the origin is for sheep.

والربض: مرابض البقر

And 'ar-rabdh': the resting places of cattle.

واعتاد أرباضا لها آري

And he frequented dens for it, a lair.

وقوله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، للضحاك بن سفيان حين بعثه إلى قومه: إذا أتيتهم فاربض في دارهم ظبيا

And his saying, peace be upon him, to Dhahhak bin Sufyan when he sent him to his people: When you come to them, then settle in their homes like a gazelle.

مثل المنافق مثل الشاة بين الربضين إذا أتت هذه نطحتها

The likeness of the hypocrite is like a sheep between two resting places; if it goes to one, it is butted by the other.

ورجل ربضة ومتربض: مقيم عاجز

And a 'rabdh' man and a 'mutarabbid': one who is settled and incapable.

وربض الكبش: عجز عن الضراب

And the ram 'rabada': it was unable to mount.

وأرنبة رابضة: ملتزقة بالوجه

And a 'rabidah' nose tip: stuck to the face.

وربض الليل: ألقى بنفسه

And the night 'rabadat': it cast itself down.

وربض الناقة: بطنها

And the 'rabdh' of the she-camel: its belly.

وربضته بالمكان: ثبته

And I fixed him in the place: I stabilized him.

إنه لربض عن الحاجات وعن الأسفار على فعل أي لا يخرج فيها

He is indeed one who refrains from needs and from journeys, meaning he does not go out on them.

والربض والربض والربض: امرأة الرجل لأنها تربضه أي تثبته فلا يبرح

And 'ar-rabdh', 'ar-rabdh', 'ar-rabdh': a man's wife because she 'tarbidhuhu', meaning she stabilizes him so he does not leave.

وقيل: هو كل من استرحت إليه كالأم والبنت والأخت وكالغنم والمعيشة والقوت

And it was said: it is anyone to whom you find comfort, like the mother, daughter, and sister, and like livestock, livelihood, and sustenance.

والربض: جماعة الشجر الملتف

And 'ar-rabdh': a dense group of trees.

ودوحة ربوض: عظيمة واحدة

And a 'rabudhah' tree: a large one.

شجرة ربوض أي عظيمة غليظة

A 'rabudhah' tree, meaning large and thick.