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الضبد

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of anger and rage. It also extends to a specific agricultural action of mixing unripe and ripe dates.

Derived headwords

الضَّبْدnoun
  1. 1.
    angerboth

    A strong feeling of displeasure and hostility, often accompanied by a desire to harm or punish.

  2. 2.
    rageboth

    Intense, uncontrolled anger.

الضَّبْدnoun
  1. 1.
    mixing datesclassical

    The act of mixing unripe dates (busr) with ripe dates (rutab).

ضَبَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to angerboth

    To cause someone to become angry or enraged.

تَضْبِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    provoking angerclassical

    The act of reminding someone of what makes them angry, thereby provoking their anger.

Parallel reading

الضبد، محركة: الغضب، والغيظ.
Al-ḍabdu, with harakah: anger, and rage.
والضبد: الخلط بين الرطب والبسر.
And al-ḍabdu: the mixing of ripe dates with unripe dates.
وضبده تضبيدا: أذكره ما يغضبه.
And he provoked him with taḍbīdan: he reminded him of what angers him.