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الضءب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to creatures and possibly characteristics of animals, specifically camels. It also touches upon individuals who are rash or impulsive.

Derived headwords

الضِّئْبnoun
  1. 1.
    Sea creatureclassical

    A creature that lives in the sea.

  2. 2.
    Pearl grainclassical

    A grain or seed of a pearl.

الضِّؤْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Fat, strong camelclassical

    A description of a camel that is fat and strong.

الضِّيَأْبnoun
  1. 1.
    One who rushes into mattersclassical

    A person who plunges into affairs or situations without proper consideration.

  2. 2.
    Misspelling of ضيأزclassical

    This is noted as a potential misspelling of another word, ضيأز.

Parallel reading

الضِّئْب، بالكسر: من دواب البحر، أو حب اللؤلؤ.
Al-ḍiʾb, with a kasra: is from the creatures of the sea, or a grain of pearl.
والضِّؤْبَان، كقربان: السمين الشديد من الجمال.
And al-ḍiʾbān, like qurbān: is the fat, strong one among camels.
والضيأب: الذي يتقحم في الأمور، أو هو تصحيف ضيأز.
And al-ḍiyāʾb: is he who plunges into matters, or it is a misspelling of ḍiyāʾz.