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الضوبان

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of hiding, concealment, and stealth, often in the context of hunting or ambushing an enemy. It also has a specific meaning related to a part of a camel's back.

Derived headwords

الضُّوبانnoun
  1. 1.
    humpclassical

    The hump of a camel.

الضُّؤْبانnoun
  1. 1.
    humpclassical

    The hump of a camel. This is presented as an alternative pronunciation with hamza.

ضابَverb
  1. 1.
    to hideclassical

    To conceal oneself, to lie in wait.

ضابَverb
  1. 1.
    to ambushclassical

    To lie in ambush for an enemy, to stalk them stealthily.

Parallel reading

الضوبان، بالفتح وبالضم: لغتان في الضؤبان، بالهمز، واحده كجمعه، وبالضم: كاهل البعير.
Al-ḍūbān, with fatḥah and with ḍammah: two pronunciations for al-ḍuʾbān, with hamzah, its singular is like its plural, and with ḍammah: the hump of a camel.
وضاب: استخفى، وختل عدوا.
And ḍāba: he hid himself, and he ambushed an enemy.