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الضعضاع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns weakness, frailty, and a lack of strength or resolve. It extends to concepts of submission, humility, and even physical destruction or ruin.

Derived headwords

الضَّعْضَاعadjective
  1. 1.
    Weak, feebleboth

    Describing something or someone as weak, frail, or lacking in strength from any source.

  2. 2.
    Lacking opinion and resolveclassical

    Referring to a man who is without sound judgment, decisiveness, or firm resolve.

الضَّعْضَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Small hill with a large reservoirclassical

    A small hill located near a large reservoir or cistern that collects water.

الضَّعْnoun
  1. 1.
    Disciplining a camel or she-camelclassical

    The act of disciplining a she-camel or a camel when they are young and stubborn, or the command given to them to make them obedient.

ضَعْضَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To demolish, to ruinboth

    To tear down or destroy something completely, reducing it to the ground.

تَضَعْضَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To be humbled, to be submissiveboth

    To become humble, submissive, or lowly, often due to circumstances.

  2. 2.
    To become impoverishedboth

    To become poor or destitute.

Parallel reading

الضَّعْضَاع: الرَّجُلُ بِلَا رَأْيٍ وَحَزْمٍ
The weak one: a man without opinion and resolve.
وَوَضَاعِعٌ، بِالضَّمِّ: جُبَيْلٌ صَغِيرٌ عِنْدَهُ حِبْسٌ كَبِيرٌ يَجْتَمِعُ فِيهِ الْمَاءُ.
And Wudaadi', with the damma: a small hill near which is a large reservoir where water collects.
وَالضَّعُ: تَأْدِيبُ النَّاقَةِ وَالْجَمَلِ إِذَا كَانَا قَضِيبَيْنِ
And Al-Da'u: disciplining the she-camel and the camel when they are young and stubborn.
أَوْ هُوَ أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ: ضَعْ، لِيَتَأَدَّبَ.
Or it is that he says to it: 'Da'' (submit/be disciplined), so that it may be disciplined.
وَضَعْضَعَهُ: هَدَمَهُ حَتَّى الْأَرْضِ.
And he demolished it: he destroyed it down to the ground.
وَتَضَعْضَعَ: خَضَعَ، وَذَلَّ، وَافْتَقَرَ.
And he became humbled: he became submissive, lowly, and impoverished.