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دبغ

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the process of tanning animal hides to preserve them and make them usable. It encompasses the act of tanning, the materials used, the place where it occurs, and the resulting tanned leather.

Derived headwords

دَبَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to tan (a hide)both

    To treat an animal hide with tanning agents to preserve it and make it suitable for use.

يَدْبُغُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he tans itboth

    The present tense conjugation of the verb 'to tan', referring to the ongoing action of treating a hide.

يَدْبِغُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he tans it (variant pronunciation)classical

    An alternative pronunciation for the present tense of the verb 'to tan', as noted by Al-Lihyani.

دَبْغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    tanning (masdar)both

    The verbal noun (masdar) indicating the act or process of tanning a hide.

دِبَاغَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    tanning (masdar)both

    The verbal noun (masdar) for the act or process of tanning.

  2. 2.
    tannery (profession)both

    The profession or craft of tanning hides.

دِبَاغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    tanning (masdar)both

    The verbal noun (masdar) for the act or process of tanning.

الدَّبَّاغُnoun
  1. 1.
    tanner (person)both

    A person who practices the craft of tanning hides.

  2. 2.
    tanning agentboth

    The substance or material used in the process of tanning.

الدِّبَاغَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    tanning (process)both

    The process or act of tanning animal hides.

  2. 2.
    tannery (profession)both

    The profession or craft of tanning.

الدِّبْغَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    tanning agentboth

    The material or substance used for tanning hides.

المُدَبِّغَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    tannery (place)both

    The place or location where the process of tanning is carried out.

المَنِيئَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    hides prepared for tanningclassical

    Hides that have been prepared and are ready to undergo the tanning process.

أَدِيمٌ دَبِيغٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tanned leatherboth

    Leather that has undergone the tanning process and is preserved.

الدَّبْغَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    one instance of tanningboth

    A single occurrence or instance of the act of tanning.

انْدَبَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tannedboth

    The passive form of the verb 'to tan', indicating that a hide has undergone the tanning process.

Parallel reading

دبغ الجلد يدبغه ويدبغه؛ الكسر عن اللحياني، دبغا ودباغة ودباغا، والدباغ محاول ذلك، وحرفته الدباغة.
He tanned the hide, he tans it and he tans it; the kasra is from Al-Lihyani, tanning (masdar), tanning (masdar), and tanning (masdar). The tanner is the one attempting that, and his profession is tanning.
وفي الحديث: دباغها طهورها.
And in the Hadith: its tanning is its purification.
والدبغ والدباغ والدباغة والدبغة، بالكسر: ما يدبغ به الأديم؛
And ad-dabghu, ad-dabbaghu, ad-dibaghah, and ad-dibghah (with kasra): is what the hide is tanned with;
الدباغة عن أبي حنيفة، والمصدر الدبغ.
Ad-dibaghah is according to Abu Hanifa, and the masdar is ad-dabghu.
يقال: الجلد في الدباغ.
It is said: the hide is in the tanning agent.
والمدبغة: موضع الدباغ.
And al-midbaghah: the place of tanning.
التهذيب: والمدبغة والمنيئة الجلود التي ابتدئ بها في الدباغ.
At-Tahdhib: and al-midbaghah and al-manii'ah are the hides that are begun with in the tanning.
وأديم دبيغ: مدبوغ.
And a tanned hide: is one that has been tanned.
والدبغة، بالفتح: المرة الواحدة، تقول: دبغت الجلد فاندبغ.
And ad-dabghah (with fatha): is the single instance. You say: I tanned the hide, and it became tanned.