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دءب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of continuous effort, diligence, and perseverance in an action. It extends to the idea of habit, custom, and the passage of time.

Derived headwords

دأبَverb
  1. 1.
    he toiled in his work: he worked hard and playedboth

    he toiled in his work: he worked hard and played

  2. 2.
    he cut and submittedboth

    he cut and submitted

دأبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    diligenceboth

    The state of being diligent; continuous effort.

دؤوبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    perseveranceboth

    The act of persevering; steadfastness in an endeavor.

دائبadjective
  1. 1.
    with alif onlyboth

    with alif only

دائب الاجفال — diligent in driving the camels
أدأبَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to persevereboth

    To make someone or something diligent or to cause them to persevere in an action.

الدائبانnoun
  1. 1.
    night and dayboth

    night and day

الدأبnoun
  1. 1.
    with sukun on the hamza: the custom and the affairboth

    with sukun on the hamza: the custom and the affair

  2. 2.
    and it may be vocalizedboth

    and it may be vocalized

Parallel reading

دأب فلان في عمله
So-and-so persevered in his work.
أي جد وتعب
Meaning he was diligent and exerted himself.
فهو دائب الاجفال
He is diligent in driving the camels.
وأدأبته أنا
And I made him persevere.
والدائبان: الليل والنهار
And the two perpetual ones are: the night and the day.
والدأب: العادة والشأن
And 'al-da'b' means habit and affair.
وقد يحرك
And it may be vocalized with a vowel.
أصله من دأبت
Its origin is from 'he persevered'.
إلا أن العرب حولت معناه إلى الشأن
Except that the Arabs shifted its meaning to 'affair'.