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ضبرك

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone that is exceptionally tall, large, heavy, or substantial. It can refer to physical size, or to a person with many dependents, implying a significant presence or burden.

Derived headwords

الضبراكadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall and massiveboth

    Describing someone or something as extremely tall, large, and heavy.

الضباركadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall and massiveboth

    Describing someone or something as extremely tall, large, and heavy.

  2. 2.
    Heavy with familyclassical

    Used to describe a person who has many dependents or a large family, implying a significant burden or presence.

ضباركnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name or epithet for a lion, signifying its strength and ferocity.

  2. 2.
    Brave manclassical

    An epithet for a brave and courageous man.

ضبارمnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name or epithet for a lion.

  2. 2.
    Brave manclassical

    An epithet for a brave and courageous man.

ضبراكadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and heavyboth

    Describing a man or a camel as being large and heavy.

ضباركاadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and heavyboth

    Describing a young camel (bazil) as being large and heavy.

Parallel reading

الضبراك والضبارك: الشديد الطول الضخم الثقيل
Al-ḍabrak and al-ḍabārik: the intensely tall, massive, heavy one.
وقد يقال ذلك للثقيل الكثير الأهل
And it may be said of one who is heavy with many dependents.
لجب العشي ضبارك الأركان
The evening was tumultuous, its corners massive.
يقال للأسد ضبارم وضبارك
It is said of the lion ḍabārim and ḍabārik.
وهما من الرجال الشجاع
And they are among the brave men.
رجل وجمل ضبراك أي ضخم
A man and a camel are ḍabrak, meaning large.
وكذلك الضبارك
And likewise are al-ḍabārik.
أعددت فيها بازلا ضباركا
I prepared in it a young camel, a large one.
يقصر يمشي، ويطول باركا
It is short when walking, and long when lying down.
والجمع الضبارك بالفتح
And the plural is al-ḍabārik, with the fatha.