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الدبج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to adornment, decoration, and beauty, often through intricate patterns or fine materials. It also extends to concepts of youthfulness, specific creatures, and in a negative sense, ugliness or deformity.

Derived headwords

الدِّيبَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    Brocade, silk fabricboth

    A type of luxurious fabric, often silk, woven with raised patterns. It is considered a loanword.

دَبَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To adorn, embroiderboth

    To decorate or embellish something, especially with intricate patterns or fine materials.

الدِّيبَاجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Introduction, preambleclassical

    The introductory part of a text, speech, or document; a preface or preamble.

المُدَبَّجadjective
  1. 1.
    Adorned, decoratedboth

    One who is adorned or decorated, especially with fine patterns or embellishments.

  2. 2.
    Ugly, ill-formedclassical

    Describing someone or something that is ugly in head or form; misshapen.

ديابيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Brocades, silksboth

    Plural of ديباج (dibaj), referring to multiple pieces or types of brocade or silk fabric.

دبابيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Brocades, silksboth

    Another plural form of ديباج (dibaj), referring to multiple pieces or types of brocade or silk fabric.

ناقة فتيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Young, vigorous she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is young and strong, full of vigor.

هامnoun
  1. 1.
    Crawling creaturesclassical

    A type of crawling creature or vermin.

طير الماءnoun
  1. 1.
    Waterfowlclassical

    A type of water bird.

دبيجnoun
  1. 1.
    One, singleclassical

    Used to indicate singularity or oneness, similar to 'one' or 'a single one'.

Parallel reading

النقش، والديباج، معرب
Embroidery, and brocade, which is a loanword.
ج: ديابيج، ودبابيج
Its plural: diyabij, and dababij.
والناقة الفتية الشابة
And the young, vigorous she-camel.
والمدبج: المزين به
And al-mudabbaj: the one adorned with it.
والقبيح الرأس والخلقة
And the one ugly in head and form.
وضرب من الهام ومن طير الماء
And a type of vermin and of water birds.
وما في الدار دبيج
And there is not in the house a single one.
كـسكين: أحد
Like 'sinn' (knife): meaning one.