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الضاغب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sounds, particularly those made by small animals or in a stealthy manner. It extends to describe a person who hides and makes frightening noises, and also includes meanings related to fear and sexual intercourse.

Derived headwords

الضَّاغِبnoun
  1. 1.
    Man who hides and frightensboth

    A man who hides and frightens someone with a sound like that of a wild animal.

ضَغَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To make animal-like soundsclassical

    To make sounds similar to those of rabbits or wolves.

  2. 2.
    To be frightenedclassical

    To experience fear.

  3. 3.
    To have sexual intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

الضَّغِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of animalsboth

    The sound made by a rabbit or a wolf.

الضَّغَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of animalsboth

    The sound made by a rabbit or a wolf.

الضَّغَابِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    Rustling soundsboth

    The sounds of rats rustling in a horse's mane.

مُضْغِبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundant in rustling soundsboth

    A land that is abundant with the sounds of rats rustling.

ضَغِبadjective
  1. 1.
    Fond of rustling soundsboth

    A man who is eager for or fond of the rustling sounds.

ضَغِبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fondness for rustling soundsboth

    A woman who is eager for or fond of the rustling sounds.

Parallel reading

الضاغب: الرجل يختبئ فيفزع الإنسان بصوت كصوت الوحش.
The Dhaaghib: A man who hides and frightens a person with a sound like that of a wild animal.
والضغيب: صوت الأرنب والذئب، كالضغاب، بالضم.
And the Dagheeb: The sound of the rabbit and the wolf, like the Daghaab, with dammah.
وصوت تقلقل الجردان في قنب الفرس.
And the sound of rats rustling in the mane of a horse.
وأرض مضغبة: كثيرة الضغابيس.
And a land that is Mudhghibah: abundant in rustling sounds.
ورجل ضغب، بالفتح، وهي بهاء: مشته للضغابيس، أو مولع بحبها.
And a man Dhaaghib, with fatha, and she (a woman) with taa marbuta: eager for the rustling sounds, or fond of loving them.
وضغب، كمنع: صوت كالأرانب والذئاب، وفزع، و المرأة: نكحها.
And Daghaaba, like Man'a: a sound like that of rabbits and wolves, and fear, and (to have intercourse with) a woman: to have intercourse with her.