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دهبل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root 'dahbala' primarily relates to the act of eating greedily or taking large bites. It also appears in the names of birds and individuals, possibly derived from this core meaning or as proper nouns.

Derived headwords

دَهْبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat greedilyboth

    To take large bites of food, eating quickly and voraciously.

الدَّهْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    large biteclassical

    A large mouthful of food, taken when eating greedily.

  2. 2.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird.

دهبل بن كارةname
  1. 1.
    person's nameclassical

    A name, possibly referring to a person known for eating with large bites.

أبو دهبلname
  1. 1.
    poet's nameclassical

    A kunya (patronymic name) used for two poets.

Parallel reading

كبر اللقم ليسابق في الأكل.
He took large bites to get ahead in eating.
والدهبل: طائر، وجد لشريك القاضي.
And al-dahbal is a bird, found belonging to the judge's partner.
ودهبل بن كارة: م بكبر اللقم.
And Dahbal bin Karra: a man known for taking large bites.
وأبو دهبل: شاعران جمحي، ودبيري.
And Abu Dahbal: two poets, one from the Jamhi clan and one from the Dabiri clan.