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ذبب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root ذبب primarily relates to concepts of warding off, repelling, and preventing. It extends to meanings of intense effort, speed, and exhaustion, particularly in travel. The root also encompasses terms for insects, specific body parts, and abstract concepts like remnants or hesitation.

Derived headwords

ذَبَّverb
  1. 1.
    its chapter is 'radda'both

    its chapter is 'radda'

ذَبَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to ward off intenselyclassical

    To ward off or repel intensely and repeatedly.

  2. 2.
    to exert oneself greatlyclassical

    To exert oneself greatly in travel, causing exhaustion.

تَذْيِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    intense warding offclassical

    Intense warding off or repelling, especially in combat or argument.

ذَبٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    its chapter is 'radda'both

    its chapter is 'radda'

مُذِبٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    speedingclassical

    Moving quickly or speeding, often in the context of travel or thirst.

ذُبَابnoun
  1. 1.
    fliesboth

    The common insect, flies. The singular is ذُبَابَة.

  2. 2.
    tip of a spearclassical

    The tip or point of a spear or sword.

  3. 3.
    pupil of the eyeclassical

    The pupil of the eye.

  4. 4.
    sharpness of camel teethclassical

    The sharpness or pointedness of camel teeth.

ذُبَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fly (insect)both

    A single fly.

  2. 2.
    remnantclassical

    A small remaining part or remnant, such as of debt or time.

أَذِبَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    and the plural of 'dhubab' (fly) in scarcity is 'adhibba'both

    and the plural of 'dhubab' (fly) in scarcity is 'adhibba'

ذُبَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    and the abundant plural is 'dhubban' like 'ghurab' (raven) and 'aghriba' and 'ghirban'both

    and the abundant plural is 'dhubban' like 'ghurab' (raven) and 'aghriba' and 'ghirban'

مُذَبَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    with two fatḥas: full of fliesboth

    with two fatḥas: full of flies

مَذَبُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted by fliesclassical

    A camel or animal afflicted by flies.

مَذْبُوبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    desolate from wild animalsboth

    desolate from wild animals

تَذَبْذَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to waverboth

    To move back and forth, to waver or oscillate.

تَذَبْذُبnoun
  1. 1.
    waveringboth

    The act of wavering, oscillating, or moving to and fro.

ذَبْذَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    swingingboth

    The swinging or oscillating motion of something suspended.

ذَبْذَبnoun
  1. 1.
    penisclassical

    A term for the male genitalia.

  2. 2.
    hanging objectsclassical

    Objects that hang or are suspended, such as those on a camel's howdah.

مُذَبْذَبadjective
  1. 1.
    waveringboth

    Hesitating or wavering between two things or states.

ذَبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    it witheredboth

    it withered

  2. 2.
    also with ḍammaboth

    also with ḍamma

ذَبْلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    it witheredboth

    it withered

  2. 2.
    also with ḍammaboth

    also with ḍamma

Parallel reading

وقد ذببت عنه.
And I warded him off.
ذببنا ليلتنا، أي أتعبنا في السير.
We exerted ourselves through our night, meaning we tired ourselves out in the journey.
ولا ينالون الماء إلا بقرب مذبب، أي مسرع.
And they do not reach the water except by a speeding approach, meaning fast.
وجاءنا راكب مذبب، وهو العجل المنفرد.
And a solitary rider came to us, meaning a lone, fast-moving one.
ظمء مذبب، أي طويل يسار إلى الماء من بعد فيعجل بالسير.
A long thirst, meaning one travels to water from afar and hastens the pace.
أرض مذبة: ذات ذباب.
An infested land: having flies.
وبعير مذبوب، إذا أصابه الذباب.
And a camel afflicted, if flies have struck it.
وذباب أسنان الإبل: حدها.
And the 'flies' of camel teeth: their sharpness.
وتسمع للذباب إذا تغنى كتغريد الحمام على الغصون.
And you hear the flies when they buzz like the cooing of doves on the branches.
وذباب السيف: طرفه الذي يضرب به.
And the 'fly' of the sword: its tip with which one strikes.
وذباب العين: إنسانها.
And the 'fly' of the eye: its pupil.
والذبابة: البقية من الدين ونحوه.
And the 'fly' (remnant): the remainder of a debt or the like.
وذبب النهار، إذا لم يبق منه إلا بقية.
And the end of the day, when only a remainder of it is left.
والتذبذب: التحرك.
And wavering: movement.
والذبذبة: نوس الشئ المعلق في الهواء.
And the swinging: the oscillation of a suspended object in the air.
وفي الحديث: "من وقي شر ذبذبه".
And in the Hadith: 'Whoever is protected from the evil of his private parts' (referring to the penis).
والمذبذب: المتردد بين أمرين.
And the wavering one: one who hesitates between two matters.
وذببت شفته، أي ذبلت من العطش.
And his lip withered, meaning it became dry from thirst.
وذب جسمه: هزل.
And his body became lean: it grew thin.
وذب النبت: ذوي.
And the plant withered: it became dry.