ظءب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of lineage, kinship, and the joining of families through marriage. It also extends to meanings of sound, clamor, and a general state of commotion.

Derived headwords

الظأبnoun

1.
Ancestorclassical
Refers to a male ancestor or forefather.
2.
Sound, clamorclassical
Denotes a loud noise, uproar, or commotion.

ظأبهnoun

1.
His ancestorclassical
A possessive form referring to one's male ancestor.

ظأمهnoun

1.
His ancestorclassical
Similar to 'ظأبه', referring to one's male ancestor.

ظاءverb

1.
To marry (a woman)classical
To enter into marriage with a woman.

مظاءبةnoun

1.
Marriage (of a man to a woman)classical
The act of a man marrying a woman.

ظاءمنيverb

1.
To marry (a woman, reciprocally)classical
To marry a woman, often implying a reciprocal arrangement where the other party also marries.

مظاءمةnoun

1.
Reciprocal marriageclassical
A situation where two parties marry each other's female relatives, such as a man marrying a woman and the other man marrying her sister.

Parallel reading

الظأب مهموز: سلف الرجل.

Al-ẓa'b, with hamza, is a man's ancestor.

تقول: هو ظأبه وظأمه.

You say: He is his ancestor (ẓa'buhu) and his ancestor (ẓa'muhu).

وقد ظاء بنى مظاءبة، وظاءمنى مظاءمة، إذا تزوجت أنت امرأة وتزوج هو أختها.

And he married (ẓā'a) into a lineage through marriage (miẓā'abah), and he married (ẓā'amanī) in a reciprocal marriage (miẓā'amah), if you married a woman and he married her sister.

والظأب أيضا: الصوت والجلبة.

And al-ẓa'b is also: sound and clamor.

يصوع عنوقها أحوى زنيم * له ظأب كما صخب الغريم

He thrusts his neck, dark and branded * He has a clamor like the noisy creditor.