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ضهبه

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of altering or preparing something by heat, often involving cooking or shaping. It also extends to meanings of failing, weakening, or being mixed.

Derived headwords

ضَهَبَهُ بالنارverb
  1. 1.
    to alter by fireboth

    To change something by exposing it to fire, often implying a form of cooking or preparation.

ضَهَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to fail, to falterclassical

    To become weak, to fail in strength or performance, particularly referring to a man losing his virility or manliness.

  2. 2.
    to go back on one's wordclassical

    To break a promise or go back on an agreement.

ضُهُوبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    failure, weaknessclassical

    The state of failing, becoming weak, or losing one's strength, especially in the context of masculinity.

ضَهَبَ القومverb
  1. 1.
    to mix, to mingleclassical

    To mix or mingle a group of people together.

تَضْهِيبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    roasting on hot stonesclassical

    The act of roasting meat or other food on heated stones, often without thorough cooking.

ضَهَبَ القوسverb
  1. 1.
    to heat-shape a bowclassical

    To expose a bow to fire for the purpose of shaping or strengthening it.

الضَّهْبَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    fire-treated (bow)classical

    Describing a bow that has been worked or treated with fire.

الضَّيْهَبnoun
  1. 1.
    roast meatclassical

    Meat that has been roasted, particularly referring to meat cooked on hot stones.

مُضَهَّبadjective
  1. 1.
    cut, slicedclassical

    Describing meat that has been cut or sliced.

ضَهْضَبَ النارverb
  1. 1.
    to gather fireclassical

    To collect or gather firewood or embers.

المُضَاهَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    confrontation, oppositionclassical

    The act of confronting, opposing, or standing against someone or something.

Parallel reading

ضهبه بالنار، كمنعه: غيره
He altered it by fire, like 'man'a': he changed it.
و الرجل ضهوبا: أخلف، وضعف، ولم يشبه الرجال
And a man 'dahaba' (experienced dhubūb): he broke his promise, became weak, and did not resemble men.
وضهب القوم: أخلاطهم
And he mixed the people: their mixtures.
وضهبه تضهيبا: شواه على حجارة محماة، وشواه ولم يبالغ في نضجه
And he roasted it 'tadhiban': he roasted it on heated stones, and he roasted it without exaggerating its cooking.
و القوس: عرضها على النار للتثقيف
And the bow: he exposed it to fire for shaping.
والضهباء: القوس عملت فيها النار
And 'al-dahbā' (feminine): the bow in which fire was worked.
والضيهب: الصيهب لمشوي اللحم
And 'al-dayhab': the roast for cooked meat.
ولحم مضهب: مقطع
And 'madhhab' meat: cut.
وضهضب النار: جمعها
And he gathered the fire: he collected it.
والمضاهبة: المقابحة
And 'al-mudhābahah': confrontation.