ضبا

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the effects of heat and fire, such as scorching, searing, and altering appearance. It also extends to meanings of holding back, preventing, or being prevented from achieving something, and the act of lifting or raising.

Derived headwords

ضَبَتهُ الشَّمسُ والنارُ تَضْبُوهُ ضَبْيًا وضَبْوًاverb

1.
scorched, singed, alteredboth
The sun or fire scorched, singed, or altered its appearance.

ضَبَحَتْهُ ضَبْحًاverb

1.
scorched, singedboth
The fire scorched or singed it.

ضَبَتْهُ النارُ ضَبْوًاverb

1.
burned, searedboth
The fire burned or seared it.

مِضْبَاةnoun

1.
bread baked in embersclassical
A type of bread baked in embers, named by some people in Yemen.

أَضْبَى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى مَا فِي يَدَيْهِverb

1.
held back, refrainedclassical
A man held back or refrained from what was in his hands.

أَضْبَى بِهِمُ السَّفَرُverb

1.
deprived them of expected profitclassical
The journey deprived them of the profit or benefit they had hoped for.

أَضْبَيْتُ عَلَى الشَّيْءِverb

1.
watched, aimed to seizeclassical
I watched over something, intending to seize it.

الضَّابِيnoun

1.
ashesboth
Ashes.

أَضْبَى يُضْبِيverb

1.
lifted, raisedboth
He lifted or raised something.

الضَّابُّnoun

1.
lifter, one who raisesclassical
The one who lifts or raises.

Parallel reading

ضبته الشمس والنار تضبوه ضبيا ولوحته وغيرته

The sun and fire scorched it, singed it, and altered it.

وكذلك ضبحته ضبحا

And likewise, the fire singed it.

وضبته النار ضبوا: أحرقته وشوته

And the fire burned and seared it.

وبعض أهل اليمن يسمون خبزة الملة مضباة

And some people of Yemen call bread baked in embers a 'midbaah'.

وأضبى الرجل على ما في يديه: أمسك

And the man held back from what was in his hands: he refrained.

وأضبى بهم السفر: أخلفهم ما رجوا فيه من ربح ومنفعة

And the journey deprived them of what they hoped for in terms of profit and benefit.

ولا يكفون إن أضبى بنا السفر

And they do not suffice if the journey deprives us.

أضبيت على الشيء أشرفت عليه أن أظفر به

I watched over the thing, overseeing it with the aim of seizing it.

والضابي: الرماد

And the 'daabi' is the ashes.

وأضبى يضبي إذا رفع

And he lifts when he raises.

ترى قناتي كقناة الأضهاب

You see my arrows like the arrows of the 'idhab' (a type of reed).

ويضبيها الضاب يضبيها أي يرفعها عن النار كي لا تحترق

And the 'daabb' lifts it, meaning he lifts it from the fire so it does not burn.

والضاب: يريد الضابي، وهو الرافع

And the 'daabb' means the 'daabi', which is the lifter.