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ذبيان

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific Arab tribe, the Banu Dhubyan. It is most famously associated with the poet al-Nabigha al-Dhubyani, a prominent figure in pre-Islamic and early Islamic poetry.

Derived headwords

ذُبْيَانname
  1. 1.
    tribeboth

    A prominent Arab tribe, known historically and through its association with famous poets.

ذُبْيَانname
  1. 1.
    al-Nabighaclassical

    Refers to the famous pre-Islamic poet al-Nabigha al-Dhubyani, whose full name was Ziyad ibn Mu'awiyah.

Parallel reading

ذبيان، بالضم والكسر: قبيلة
Dhubyan, with damma and kasra: a tribe.
منهم النابغة زياد ابن معاوية
Among them is al-Nabigha, Ziyad ibn Mu'awiyah.