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الظءب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, noise, and commotion. It also extends to concepts of injustice, a ram's cry, and a man's predecessor. A specific derived meaning involves a reciprocal marriage arrangement.

Derived headwords

الظأبnoun
  1. 1.
    Noiseboth

    A loud, clamorous sound or uproar.

  2. 2.
    Ram's cryclassical

    The specific sound made by a male sheep.

  3. 3.
    Predecessorclassical

    A man's ancestor or forefather.

الظؤبnoun
  1. 1.
    Commotionboth

    A state of noisy disturbance or excitement.

  2. 2.
    Injusticeclassical

    The act of being unfair or wrong.

الظؤوبnoun
  1. 1.
    Marriage arrangementclassical

    A specific type of reciprocal marriage where one man marries a woman and another man marries her sister.

أظؤبnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of الظأبboth

    The plural form of the noun referring to noise, commotion, or injustice.

المظاءبةnoun
  1. 1.
    Reciprocal marriageclassical

    A specific marital arrangement where two men marry each other's sisters.

Parallel reading

الظأب، كالمنع: الزجل، والصوت، والتزوج، والجلبة، والظلم، وصياح التيس، وسلف الرجل، ج: أظؤب وظؤوب.
Al-ẓa'b, like al-man', means: loud sound, noise, marriage, commotion, injustice, the cry of a ram, and a man's predecessor, plural: aẓ'ub and ẓa'ūb.
والمظاءبة: أن يتزوج إنسان امرأة، ويتزوج آخر أختها.
And al-maẓā'abah: is for one person to marry a woman, and another person to marry her sister.