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درب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of habituation, familiarity, and skill acquired through practice or experience. It extends to boldness, especially in warfare, and the act of training or accustoming someone or something to a task.

Derived headwords

الدربةnoun
  1. 1.
    a habit and boldness in war and every matterboth

    a habit and boldness in war and every matter

دَرِبَverb
  1. 1.
    he became accustomed to something, with kasra: he got used to it and became familiar with itboth

    he became accustomed to something, with kasra: he got used to it and became familiar with it

ضَرِيَverb
  1. 1.
    with a kasra, ḍarāwa with a fatḥa: meaning he became accustomedboth

    with a kasra, ḍarāwa with a fatḥa: meaning he became accustomed

  2. 2.
    he became accustomed to such-and-such also, becoming accustomedboth

    he became accustomed to such-and-such also, becoming accustomed

دَرَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    he became accustomed to something, with kasra: he got used to it and became familiar with itboth

    he became accustomed to something, with kasra: he got used to it and became familiar with it

مُدَرَّبadjective
  1. 1.
    and 'mudarrab' like 'jarib' and 'mujarrab'both

    and 'mudarrab' like 'jarib' and 'mujarrab'

الدربnoun
  1. 1.
    pathboth

    A known way or path, originally referring to a narrow passage in a mountain.

  2. 2.
    routeboth

    A specific course or way, often used in the context of military movements.

أَدْرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to enter enemy territoryclassical

    To enter the land of the enemy, specifically used in the context of invading enemy territory from Byzantine lands.

Parallel reading

الدربة: عادة وجرأة على الحرب وكل أمر.
Habituation: custom and boldness in warfare and every matter.
وقد درب بالشئ ودردب به، إذا اعتاده وضري به.
And he became accustomed to a thing and familiar with it, if he got used to it and became habituated to it.
ما زلت أعفو عن فلان حتى اتخذها دربة.
I kept forgiving so-and-so until he took it as a habit.
وفي الحلم إدهان وفي العفو دربة
In forbearance is diplomacy, and in forgiveness is habituation
وفي الصدق منجاة من الشر فاصدق
And in truth is a salvation from evil, so be truthful.
دردب لما عضه الثقاف
He became accustomed when the 'thakaf' bit him.
أي خضع وذل.
Meaning he submitted and was humbled.
والثقاف: خشبة تسوى بها الرماح.
And the 'thakaf' is a wooden stick with which spears are straightened.
ورجل مدرب ومدرب، مثل مجرب ومجرب.
And a man is trained and trained, like experienced and experienced.
وقد دربته الشدائد حتى قوي ومرن عليها.
And hardships have trained him until he became strong and flexible for them.
ودربت البازي على الصيد، إذا ضريته.
And I trained the falcon for hunting, if I made it accustomed to it.
والدرب معروف، وأصله المضيق في الجبل.
And the path is known, and its origin is a narrow passage in the mountain.
ومنه قولهم: أدرب القوم، إذا دخلوا أرض العدو من بلاد الروم.
And from this is their saying: The people invaded, if they entered the enemy's land from the lands of the Romans.