الضب

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the desert lizard (ḍabb), but extends to concepts of sticking, adhering, holding fast, and also to various ailments, swelling, and even to the act of milking. It also encompasses terms for abundance, particularly of plants or water, and can denote stubbornness or intense emotion.

Derived headwords

الضبnoun

1.
Desert lizardboth
The common desert lizard, a well-known reptile in the Arabian desert.
2.
Flowingclassical
The act of flowing, specifically of blood or saliva.
3.
Camel ailmentclassical
A disease affecting the camel's elbow, chest, or hoof.
4.
Milking methodclassical
A specific technique of milking using the whole hand or a particular grip.
5.
Silenceclassical
The act of remaining silent.
6.
Encompassingclassical
The act of containing or holding something within.
7.
Mountainclassical
A mountain, specifically mentioned as near Masjid al-Khayf.
8.
Manclassical
A man.
9.
Anger/Grudgeclassical
Intense anger or deep-seated resentment.
10.
Lip ailmentclassical
A disease affecting the lip.
11.
Sticking to groundclassical
The act of adhering closely to the ground.

أضبnoun

1.
Plural of ḍabbboth
The plural form of the desert lizard (ḍabb).

ضبابnoun

1.
Plural of ḍabbboth
Another plural form for the desert lizard (ḍabb).
2.
Fog/Mistmodern
A light fog or mist, resembling smoke.

ضبانnoun

1.
Plural of ḍabbboth
Yet another plural form for the desert lizard (ḍabb).

مضبةnoun

1.
Plural of ḍabbboth
A further plural form for the desert lizard (ḍabb).
2.
Abundant landclassical
Land that is abundant with desert lizards.

مضبnoun

1.
Plural of ḍabbboth
Another plural form for the desert lizard (ḍabb).

ضببتverb

1.
To be abundantclassical
To become abundant, particularly referring to land having many desert lizards.

أضبتverb

1.
To be abundantclassical
To become abundant, similar to ضببت.

المضببnoun

1.
One who hunts lizardsclassical
A person who hunts desert lizards, specifically to catch them by their tails.

ضبverb

1.
To flowclassical
To flow, especially referring to blood or saliva.
2.
To have ailmentclassical
To suffer from a specific ailment, like those affecting a camel's joints or hooves.
3.
To milkclassical
To milk using a specific hand technique.
4.
To be silentclassical
To remain silent.
5.
To encompassclassical
To contain or hold something within.
6.
To stickclassical
To adhere or stick closely to the ground.

أضبverb

1.
To cry outclassical
To cry out loudly or speak.
2.
To become scarceclassical
To become hidden or concealed.
3.
To approachclassical
For livestock (na'am) to approach, possibly with some scattering.
4.
To become abundantclassical
For poetry to become numerous or abundant.
5.
To become abundantclassical
For plants on the land to become abundant.
6.
To cling toclassical
To cling to someone and not leave them.
7.
To seizeclassical
To seize or hold someone.
8.
To be on the verge ofclassical
To be close to obtaining or succeeding in something.
9.
To leakclassical
For a waterskin to leak its contents through a seam.
10.
To become foggymodern
For the day to become foggy or misty.
11.
To remain silentclassical
To keep silent about what is in one's heart (opposite of speaking).
12.
To rise togetherclassical
For a group of people to rise up and engage in a matter collectively.

ضبتverb

1.
To have ailmentclassical
To suffer from a disease affecting the lip.

الضبةnoun

1.
Bud/Sproutclassical
A bud or sprout before it opens or unfurls.
2.
Tanned hideclassical
A hide tanned for its fat content.
3.
Broad iron toolclassical
A wide iron tool used for a specific purpose.
4.
Place nameclassical
A place name in Tihamah.
5.
She-camel nameclassical
The name of a she-camel belonging to Al-Ahbash bin Qal'a al-Anbari.

ضبة بن أدname

1.
Ancestor nameclassical
The name of an ancestor of Tamim bin Murr.

اليوم ذا ضبابphrase

1.
Day with fogmodern
A day characterized by fog or mist.

الضبيبةnoun

1.
Fat/Gheeclassical
Fat or clarified butter.
2.
Child's foodclassical
A type of fat or ghee given to a child, often mixed with something.

ضببهverb

1.
To feed fatclassical
To feed someone fat or ghee.

الضبوبnoun

1.
Pacing animalclassical
An animal that urinates while running or pacing.
2.
Constricted udderclassical
A ewe with a constricted udder.
3.
Horse nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Jumana al-Harithi.

كزبيرnoun

1.
Horsemen namesclassical
Names of horsemen, specifically Hassān bin Hanzalah and Hudramī bin 'Amir.
2.
Water sourceclassical
A name for a water source.
3.
Valley nameclassical
A name for a valley.

الضبضبadjective

1.
Fat/Stoutclassical
Fat or stout.
2.
Shameless/Boldclassical
Shameless, audacious, or boldly forward.

الضباضبadjective

1.
Shameless/Boldclassical
Similar to الضبضب, denoting shamelessness or boldness.

ضبيب السيفnoun

1.
Sword's edgeclassical
The sharp edge or blade of a sword.

مضبverb

1.
To be blindclassical
To be blind (mentioned as a verb form).

رجل ضباضبphrase

1.
Strong manclassical
A strong man.
2.
Short, bold manclassical
A short, shameless, or bold man.
3.
Tough manclassical
A tough or resilient man.

قلعة الضبابname

1.
Fortress namemodern
The name of a fortress located in Kufa.

التضبيبnoun

1.
Encompassingclassical
The act of containing or holding something within.

الإضبابnoun

1.
Silenceclassical
The act of remaining silent.
2.
Encompassingclassical
The act of containing or holding something within.

الإضبابverb

1.
To become foggymodern
For the day to become foggy or misty.

Parallel reading

وهي بهاء.

And it [the lizard] is beauty.

وأرض مضبة وضببة: كثيرته.

And an abundant land with many desert lizards.

وقد ضببت، كفرح وكرم، وأضبت.

And it became abundant, like 'faraha' and 'karuma', and it became abundant.

والمضبب: الحارش له ليخرج مذنبا فيأخذ بذنبه.

And the hunter of lizards: the one who stalks it so it comes out with its tail, and he takes it by its tail.

والضب: السيلان، أو سيلان الدم والريق، وقد ضب يضب.

And the ḍabb: flowing, or the flowing of blood and saliva, and it flowed.

وداء في مرفق البعير، وورم في صدره، وآخر في خفه، ضب يضب، بالفتح، وهو أضب، وهي ضباء، بينة الضبب.

And a disease in the camel's elbow, and a swelling in its chest, and another in its hoof, it had the ailment, opening [the 'ḍād'], and it is 'aḍabb', and she is 'ḍabbā', clearly having the ailment.

والحلب بالكف كلها، أو أن تجعل إبهامك على الخلف، فترد أصابعك على الإبهام، أو جمع الخلفين في الكف للحلب.

And milking with the whole hand, or to place your thumb on the hind part, and bring your fingers over the thumb, or gathering the hind parts in the hand for milking.

والسكوت، كالإضباب.

And silence, like 'al-iḍbāb'.

والاحتواء على الشيء، كالتضبيب والإضباب.

And encompassing something, like 'al-taḍbīb' and 'al-iḍbāb'.

وجبل بلحفه مسجد الخيف.

And a mountain near the edge of Masjid al-Khayf.

والغيظ والحقد، ويكسر، وداء في الشفة، وقد ضبت تضب ضبا وضبوبا.

And anger and hatred, and it is broken, and a disease in the lip, and she had the ailment, she has the ailment, 'ḍabbā' and 'ḍabūbā'.

واللصوق بالأرض، يضب بالكسر في الكل.

And sticking to the ground, it sticks with kasr in all of them.

والضبة: الطلعة قبل أن تنفلق.

And the ḍabbah: the bud before it opens.

ومسك الضب: يدبغ للسمن.

And the musk of the ḍabb: it is tanned for its fat.

وحديدة عريضة يضبب بها.

And a broad iron tool with which it is used.

وناقة الأحبش بن قلع العنبري.

And the she-camel of Al-Ahbash bin Qal'a al-Anbari.

وأضب: صاح وتكلم، واستغار، وأخفى.

And 'aḍabba': he cried out and spoke, and he became scarce, and he hid.

وأضب النعم: أقبل وفيه تفرق.

And the livestock 'aḍabba': they approached and there was scattering among them.

وأضب الشعر: كثر.

And poetry 'aḍabba': it became abundant.

وأضب الأرض: كثر نباتها.

And the land 'aḍabba': its vegetation became abundant.

وأضب فلانا: لزمه فلم يفارقه.

And he 'aḍabba' someone: he clung to him and did not leave him.

وأضب عليه: أمسكه.

And he 'aḍabba' upon him: he seized him.

وأضب على المطلوب: أشرف أن يظفر به.

And he 'aḍabba' upon the desired thing: he was on the verge of obtaining it.

وأضب السقاء: هريق ماؤه من خرزة فيه.

And the waterskin 'aḍabba': its water spilled from a seam in it.

وأضب اليوم: صار ذا ضباب، بالفتح: أي: ندى كالغيم، أو سحاب رقيق كالدخان.

And the day 'aḍabba': it became foggy, with fatḥ: meaning, dew like clouds, or thin clouds like smoke.

وأضب على ما في نفسه: سكت، ضد.

And he 'aḍabba' about what was in his heart: he remained silent, the opposite.

وأضب القوم: نهضوا في الأمر جميعا.

And the people 'aḍabba': they rose up in the matter all together.

والضبيبة: سمن، ورب يجعل للصبي في عكة.

And the ḍabībah: fat, and a mixture given to a child in a pot.

وضببه: أطعمه إياه.

And he ḍabbaba-ed him: he fed him it.

والضبوب: الدابة تبول وتعدو، والشاة الضيقة الإحليل، وفرس جمانة الحارثي.

And the ḍabūb: the animal that urinates and runs, and the ewe with a constricted udder, and the horse of Jumana al-Harithi.

وكزبير: فرسان لحسان بن حنظلة، وحضرمي بن عامر، وماء، وواد.

And 'kuzaybir': horsemen of Hassān bin Hanzalah, and Hudramī bin 'Amir, and water, and a valley.

والضبضب، بالكسر: السمين، والفحاش الجريء، كالضباضب.

And 'al-ḍabḍab', with kasr: the fat, and the shameless bold one, like 'al-ḍabāḍib'.

وضبيب السيف: حده.

And the ḍabīb of the sword: its edge.

ورجل ضباضب: قوي، أو قصير فحاش، أو جلد شديد.

And a man 'ḍabāḍib': strong, or short and shameless, or tough and severe.

وقلعة الضباب، ككتاب: بالكوفة.

And Qal'at al-Ḍabāb, like 'kitāb': in Kufa.