دبن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to enclosures for livestock, specifically sheep, and also encompasses terms for large bites of food and a type of playful or vain pursuit.

Derived headwords

الدبنnoun

1.
sheep penclassical
An enclosure made of reeds, specifically for sheep. It is distinguished from a 'zarb' (made of wood) and a 'ṣīrah' (made of stone).

الدبنةnoun

1.
large biteclassical
A large mouthful or bite of food. It is also called 'ad-dublah'.

الدبلةnoun

1.
large biteclassical
A large mouthful or bite of food. It is synonymous with 'ad-dubnah'.

الديدبونnoun

1.
playfulnessclassical
Amusement, sport, or lighthearted activity. It is a noun derived from a quadriliteral root.
2.
vanityclassical
That which is vain, empty, or futile. It can also refer to something pointless.

Parallel reading

الدبن: حظيرة من قصب تعمل للغنم، فإن كانت من خشب فهي زرب، وإن كانت من حجارة فهي صيرة، وكل مذكور في موضعه.

Ad-dubn: An enclosure of reeds made for sheep; if it is of wood, it is a zarb, and if it is of stone, it is a ṣīrah, and each is mentioned in its place.

وفي حديث جندب بن عامر: أنه كان يصلي في الدبن

And in the hadith of Jundub bin 'Amir: that he used to pray in the dubn.

والدبن فارسي معرب.

And ad-dubn is a Persian word Arabized.

الدبنة اللقمة الكبيرة، وهي الدبلة أيضا

Ad-dubnah is the large bite, and it is also ad-dublah.

خلوا طريق الديدبون، فقد ... فات الصبا، وتفاوت البجر

Make way for the didibūn, for youth has passed, and the bellies have become disproportionate.

ديدبون فيعلول، الياء زائدة

Didibūn is fay'alūl, the yā' is extra.

وهذا في الرباعي مثل كوكب وديدن وسيسبان وقيقبان

And this is in the quadriliteral [roots] like kawkab, dīdan, sisbān, and qayqabān.

ومثل الأول الزيزفون، وزنه فيعلول، والياء زائدة

And like the first is az-zayzifūn, its weight is fay'alūl, and the yā' is extra.

والديدبون: اللهو.

And ad-didibūn: amusement.

ويقال: الديدبون هنا الباطل، والله أعلم.

And it is said: Ad-didibūn here means vanity, and God knows best.