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ضغب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the sound made by a rabbit. It also extends to describe a woman who is fond of small gourds.

Derived headwords

ضَغَابnoun
  1. 1.
    rabbit's soundboth

    The sound produced by a rabbit.

ضَغِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    rabbit's soundboth

    The sound produced by a rabbit.

ضَغَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a rabbit's soundboth

    To produce the sound characteristic of a rabbit.

تَضْغَبُverb
  1. 1.
    to make a rabbit's soundboth

    To produce the sound characteristic of a rabbit (present tense, feminine singular).

ضَغْبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    fond of small gourdsclassical

    A woman who is fond of or loves small gourds.

ضَغَانِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    small gourdsclassical

    The young or small varieties of gourds.

Parallel reading

الضغاب والضغيب: صوت الأرنب.
Al-ḍaghāb and al-ḍaghīb: the sound of the rabbit.
وقد ضغبت تضغب.
And she made the rabbit's sound, she makes the rabbit's sound.
وامرأة ضغبة، أي مولعة بحب الضغانيس،
And a woman is ḍaghbah, meaning fond of small gourds,
وهى صغار القثاء،
and they are small gourds,
أسقطت السين منه لانها آخر حروف الاسم،
the 'sīn' was dropped from it because it is the last letter of the noun,
كما قيل في تصغير فرزدق فريزد.
as was said in the diminutive of Farazdaq to Farayzid.