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الذبر

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of writing, reading, and understanding. It extends to concepts of knowledge, comprehension, and even emotional states like anger. Derived meanings also touch upon the quality of written material and the skill of a scholar.

Derived headwords

ذَبَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to writeboth

    To inscribe letters or words, particularly in a swift or subtle manner.

  2. 2.
    to readboth

    To peruse text, especially in a quiet or rapid fashion.

  3. 3.
    to understandboth

    To grasp the meaning or knowledge of something.

  4. 4.
    to comprehendboth

    To fully understand or gain insight into a matter.

  5. 5.
    to get angryclassical

    To experience a state of wrath or indignation.

يَذْبُرُverb
  1. 1.
    to writeboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to write', indicating the ongoing action.

  2. 2.
    to readboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to read', indicating the ongoing action.

تَذْبِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    writingboth

    The act or process of writing, similar to the root verb.

  2. 2.
    readingboth

    The act or process of reading, especially quietly or quickly.

  3. 3.
    dottingclassical

    The act of marking text with diacritical points.

ذَبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    writingclassical

    A form of writing, specifically mentioned as being in the Himyaritic script on palm leaves.

  2. 2.
    knowledgeboth

    The state of knowing or being aware of something.

  3. 3.
    understandingboth

    Deep comprehension or insight into a subject.

  4. 4.
    sheetclassical

    A document or scroll, often a collection of writings.

ذَبَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    insightclassical

    The act of perceiving or noticing something with understanding.

  2. 2.
    comprehensionclassical

    The act of understanding or grasping information.

ذَبَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to look and perceiveclassical

    To observe something and gain an understanding or awareness of it.

  2. 2.
    to understand newsclassical

    To comprehend or grasp information that has been conveyed.

كَفَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be angryclassical

    To become enraged or indignant, used in a specific verb form.

مُذَبَّرadjective
  1. 1.
    ornamentedclassical

    Describing a garment that is intricately decorated or patterned.

ذَبِرadjective
  1. 1.
    easy to readclassical

    Describing a text that is clear and simple to read and understand.

الذَّابِرnoun
  1. 1.
    master of knowledgeclassical

    One who is highly skilled and proficient in a particular field of knowledge.

Parallel reading

الذبر: الكتابة
Al-Dhabr: writing.
يَذْبُرُ ويَذْبُرُ، كَالتَّذْبِيرِ
He writes and he writes, like the act of writing (tadbir).
والنَّقْطِ، والقِرَاءَةِ الخَفِيَّةِ، أو السَّرِيعَةِ
And dotting, and quiet or fast reading.
والكِتَابُ بِالحِمْيَرِيَّةِ يُكْتَبُ فِي العَسَبِ
And the writing in Himyaritic is written on palm leaves.
والعِلْمُ بِالشَّيْءِ والفِقْهُ
And knowledge of a thing, and understanding.
والصَّحِيفَةُ ج: ذِبَارٌ
And the scroll, its plural is dhubar.
وذَبَرَ، يَذْبُرُ ذَبَارَةً: نَظَرَ فَأَحَسَّ
And he looked and perceived (dhabara, yadhburu dhabaratan).
والخَبَرَ: فَهِمَهُ
And he understood the news.
وكَفَرِحَ: غَضِبَ
And he became angry (kafaruha).
وثَوْبٌ مُذَبَّرٌ: مُنَمْنَمٌ
And an ornamented garment (muthabbar).
وكِتَابٌ ذَبِرٌ، كَكَتِفٍ: سَهْلُ القِرَاءَةِ
And an easy-to-read book (dhabirun, ka-katifin).
ومَا أَحْسَنَ مَا يَذْبُرُ الشِّعْرَ: أَيْ: يَمُرُّهُ وَيُنْشِدُهُ
And how excellent is his recitation of poetry: meaning, he passes through it and recites it.
والذَّابِرُ: المُتْقِنُ لِلْعِلْمِ
And the master of knowledge (al-dhabir): the one who is proficient in knowledge.