← Back to Lisan al-Arab

ضبك

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to actions involving hands and grasping, specifically a type of hand gesture or manipulation. It also extends to describe the initial stages of a plant's growth and the appearance of greenery.

Derived headwords

ضَبَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to graspclassical

    To grasp or manipulate one's hands.

ضَبَكَهverb
  1. 1.
    to graspclassical

    To grasp or manipulate one's hands.

الضَّبِيكnoun
  1. 1.
    first suckleclassical

    The first suckle a baby takes from its mother's breast.

اضْمَأَكَّتْverb
  1. 1.
    to sproutclassical

    The land sprouted its vegetation.

اضْبَأَكَّتْverb
  1. 1.
    to sproutclassical

    The land sprouted its vegetation.

مُضْبِئِكadjective
  1. 1.
    greenclassical

    Describing a crop that is green and has sprouted.

Parallel reading

ضَبَكَ الرَّجُلُ وضَبَكَه: غَمَزَ يَدَيْهِ، يَمَانِيَةٌ.
The man grasped and manipulated his hands, a Yamanite expression.
والضَّبِيك: أَوَّلُ مَصَّةٍ يَمَصُّهَا الصَّبِيُّ مِنْ ثَدْيِ أُمِّهِ.
And the 'ḍabīk' is the first suckle a baby takes from its mother's breast.
واضْمَأَكَّتِ الأَرْضُ واضْبَأَكَّتْ: خَرَجَ نَبَاتُهَا، بِالضَّادِ، وَهُوَ الصَّحِيحُ، وَقِيلَ: إِذَا اخْضَرَّتْ وَطَلَعَ نَبَاتُهَا.
And the land sprouted and grew its vegetation, with the letter 'ḍād', which is correct; and it was said: when it became green and its vegetation emerged.
وَزَرْعٌ مُضْبِئِكٌ: أَخْضَرُ؛ عَنْ كُرَاعٍ.
And a crop is 'muḍbi'ik': green; according to Kurāʿ.