الضبن

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of difficulty, confinement, and the body. It encompasses things that are hard to dig, the space between the flank and armpit, and water that is absorbed. It also refers to dependents, the act of withholding a gift, and making something difficult or confined. Figuratively, it can denote a large group of lions.

Derived headwords

الضبنnoun

1.
difficultyclassical
That which is difficult or impossible for them to dig.
2.
flank-armpit spaceclassical
The space between the flank (kashh) and the armpit.

الضبنnoun

1.
absorbed waterclassical
Water that is absorbed and has no excess.

المضبونadjective

1.
absorbedclassical
Describing water that is absorbed.
2.
difficultclassical
Describing something that is difficult or hard to deal with.

المَضْبُونadjective

1.
difficultclassical
Describing something that is difficult or hard to deal with.

الضَّبَنnoun

1.
weaknessclassical
Weakness or deficiency.

الضِّبْنَةnoun

1.
dependentsclassical
Family members or dependents who are of no use or sufficiency.
2.
useless companionsclassical
Companions who are of no use or sufficiency.

الضِّبْنَةnoun

1.
dependentsclassical
Family members or dependents who are of no use or sufficiency.

ضَبَنَverb

1.
to withholdclassical
To withhold or keep back a gift.

أَضْبَنَهُverb

1.
to make difficultclassical
To make something difficult or confined for someone.
2.
to cause delayclassical
To cause someone to experience a difficult or prolonged period.

أَضْبَنَverb

1.
to cause delayclassical
To cause someone to experience a difficult or prolonged period.

ضَبَنَ الشيءverb

1.
to place in one's foldclassical
To place something within one's fold or garment.

اضْطَبَنَهُverb

1.
to place in one's foldclassical
To place something within one's fold or garment.

ضُبَيْنَةnoun

1.
ancestorclassical
A progenitor or ancestor of a lineage.

بنو ضابنname

1.
Banu Dabnclassical
A tribal name referring to a lineage or clan.

بنو مضابنname

1.
Banu Madhabinclassical
A tribal name referring to a lineage or clan.

الأَضْبَانnoun

1.
many lionsclassical
A large number of lions.

المَضْبُونadjective

1.
difficultclassical
Describing something that is difficult or hard to deal with.
2.
prolongedclassical
Describing a period of time that is prolonged or difficult.

الأَبْطnoun

1.
armpitclassical
The armpit, considered the beginning of a pregnant animal's flank.

الضَّبْنnoun

1.
flankclassical
The flank, considered the middle part of a pregnant animal's body.

الحِضْنnoun

1.
hipclassical
The hip or side, considered the end of a pregnant animal's flank.

Parallel reading

الضبن، بالكسر: ما أعياهم أن يحفروه

Al-ḍabn (with kasra): that which they found difficult to dig.

وما بين الكشح والإبط

And that which is between the flank and the armpit.

وبالفتح، وككتف: الماء المشفوف لا فضل فيه

And with fatha, and like kutuf: the water that is absorbed and has no excess.

كالمضبون، وهو الزمن

Like al-maḍbūn, which is the difficult time.

وبالتحريك: الوكس

And with haraka: the deficiency.

والضبنة، مثلثة وكفرحة: العيال، ومن لا غناء فيه ولا كفاية من الرفقاء

And al-ḍibnah (with three vowelizations and like farḥah): the dependents, and those from among companions who have no use or sufficiency.

وضبن الهدية: كفها، لغة في الصاد

And ḍabana the gift: to withhold it, a variant pronunciation of the letter ṣād.

وأضبنه: أزمنه

And aḍbanahu: to make it difficult for him (to cause him hardship).

والشيء: جعله في ضبنه، كاضطبنه

And the thing: to place it in his fold, like iḍṭabana-hu.

وضيق عليه

And to make it narrow for him.

وضبينة، كسفينة: أبو بطن

And ḍubaynah (like safīnah): a progenitor of a lineage.

وبنو ضابن وبنو مضابن: قبيلتان

And Banu Ḍābin and Banu Maḍābin: two tribes.

والأضبان: المسابع الكثيرة السباع

And al-Aḍbān: numerous lions.

والمضبون: الزمن

And al-Maḍbūn: the difficult time.

وأول الحمل: الأبط، ثم الضبن، ثم الحضن

And the beginning of the flank (of a pregnant animal) is the armpit, then the flank itself, then the hip.