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دربج

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a process of softening or becoming pliant after a period of difficulty. It also extends to a mother's affection for her young and a specific gait characterized by pride and swagger.

Derived headwords

دَرَبَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to become pliantboth

    To become soft, yielding, or pliant after a period of hardness or difficulty.

دَرَبَجَتِverb
  1. 1.
    to become fond ofclassical

    Used to describe a female camel becoming fond of her offspring, similar to developing a strong attachment.

دَبَّverb
  1. 1.
    to creepboth

    To move slowly and stealthily, often implying a creeping or crawling motion.

دَبِيبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    creepingboth

    The act of moving slowly and stealthily; a creeping or crawling motion.

الدَّرَابِجُnoun
  1. 1.
    swaggering personclassical

    A person who walks with a proud, ostentatious, and swaggering gait.

Parallel reading

لان بعد صعوبة
became soft after difficulty
و الناقة: رئمت ولدها
and the female camel: she became fond of her young
ودبت دبيبا
and she crept with a creeping motion
والدرابج، كعلابط: المختال المتبختر في مشيته
And the swaggering person, like one who struts: the proud and boastful one in his walk