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ذبل

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of wilting, drying up, or becoming thin and weak, often applied to plants, animals, or even abstract concepts like wealth. It can also refer to specific objects or conditions associated with dryness or emaciation.

Derived headwords

ذَبُلَverb
  1. 1.
    to wiltboth

    Said of plants, meaning to become dry, withered, and weak.

  2. 2.
    to become emaciatedboth

    Said of a horse, meaning to become thin and gaunt.

ذَبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to wiltclassical

    An alternative verb form for wilting, similar to ذَبُلَ.

ذُبُولٌnoun
  1. 1.
    wiltingboth

    The state or process of wilting, becoming dry and withered.

  2. 2.
    emaciationboth

    The state of being thin and gaunt, especially of an animal.

ذَبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to curseclassical

    To invoke a curse or misfortune upon someone or something.

ذِبْلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    curseclassical

    A curse or invocation of misfortune.

ذَابِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    witheredboth

    Dry, withered, and weak, typically referring to plants.

  2. 2.
    emaciatedboth

    Thin and gaunt, especially referring to an animal.

ذَبِيلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    witheredclassical

    A variant form meaning withered or dried up.

ذُبْلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    dung pelletboth

    A pellet of animal dung, specifically referring to that of a camel or sheep.

  2. 2.
    windclassical

    A dry, withering wind.

  3. 3.
    lamp wickboth

    The wick of a lamp, made of cotton or similar material.

ذُبَالٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lamp wicksboth

    The plural of ذُبْلَة, referring to multiple lamp wicks.

ذِبْلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    turtle shellclassical

    The shell of a sea or land turtle, used for making ornaments and combs.

  2. 2.
    griefclassical

    Bereavement or sorrow, particularly the loss of a child.

ذَبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to grieveclassical

    To experience deep sorrow or bereavement.

ذَابِلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    grieving personclassical

    One who is experiencing grief or bereavement.

ذَبْلَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    dry-lippedboth

    Having dry or cracked lips, often due to thirst or illness.

تَذَبَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to strutclassical

    To walk with a proud, swaggering gait, like men.

قَنَاةٌ ذَابِلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    thin channelclassical

    A narrow or thin channel, adhering closely to the ground.

قَنَوَاتٌ ذَابِلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    thin channelsclassical

    Plural of قناة ذابل, referring to multiple narrow channels.

قُرُوحٌ ذَابِلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    ulcersclassical

    Sores or ulcers that appear on the flank and penetrate inward.

أَذْبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to wiltclassical

    To make something wilt or dry up.

أَذْبَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to wiltclassical

    To make something wilt or dry up (transitive form).

ذَابِل بْن طُفَيْلname
  1. 1.
    Dhabul bin Tufaylclassical

    A Companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Parallel reading

ذبل النبات، كنصر وكرم، ذبلا وذبولا: ذوي.
The plant wilted, like nasara and karuma, with dhabalan and dhubulan: it withered.
وذبل الفرس: ضمر.
And the horse became emaciated: it grew thin.
وماله ذبل ذبله، وذبلا ذابلا، وذبلا ذبيلا: دعاء عليه.
And his wealth was cursed, with dhabalan, dhabalan dhabilan, and dhabalan dhabilan: a curse upon him.
والذبلة: البعرة، والريح المذبلة.
And the dhablah: the dung pellet, and the withering wind.
وكثمامة ورمانة: الفتيلة، ج: ذبال.
And like kuthamah and rummanah: the lamp wick, plural: dhubal.
والذبل: جلد السلحفاة البحرية أو البرية، أو عظام ظهر دابة بحرية، تتخذ منها الأسورة والأمشاط، والامتشاط بها يخرج الصئبان ويذهب نحالة الشعر، وجبل.
And the dhibl: the shell of a sea or land turtle, or the bones of the back of a sea creature, from which bracelets and combs are made, and combing with it removes nits and cures hair thinness, and it is a mountain.
وبالكسر: الثكل.
And with kasr: bereavement.
وذبل ذبيل: ثكل ثاكل.
And dhabila dhabil: a grieving person grieved.
والذبلاء: اليابسة الشفة.
And the dhabla': the one with dry lips.
وتذبلت: مشت مشية الرجال، وهي دقيقة، أو تبخترت.
And she strutted: she walked the walk of men, which is delicate, or she swaggered.
وقنى ذابل: رقيق لاصق بالليط، ج: ككتب وركع.
And a dhabila channel: thin and adhering to the ground, plural: like kutub and rucca.
وكغراب: قروح تخرج بالجنب فتنقب إلى الجوف ويذبل.
And like ghurab: sores that emerge on the flank, penetrate to the interior, and cause wilting.
وأذبل: جبل.
And Adhbal: a mountain.
وأذبله: أذواه.
And Adhbalahu: he made it wilt.