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دبح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root 'دبح' primarily relates to the physical posture of bowing or stooping low, particularly in a way that resembles an animal. It also carries connotations of submission and humility, often in a religious context.

Derived headwords

دَبَحَverb
  1. 1.
    The man 'dabbaḥa' (تدبيحًا) when he straightened his back and lowered his head, so his head is lower than his buttocks.both

    The man 'dabbaḥa' (تدبيحًا) when he straightened his back and lowered his head, so his head is lower than his buttocks.

تَدْبِيحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stooping lowclassical

    The act of stooping low, characterized by bending the back and lowering the head excessively.

يُدْبَحُverb
  1. 1.
    to stoop low (as a donkey)classical

    To perform the action of stooping low in prayer, in a manner likened to the way a donkey bows its head.

Parallel reading

دبح الرجل تدبيحا، إذا بسط ظهره وطأطأ رأسه، فيكون رأسه أشد انحطاطا من أليتيه.
A man stoops low (tadbiihan) when he extends his back and lowers his head, so that his head is more bent down than his buttocks.
أنه نهى أن يدبح الرجل في الركوع كما يدبح الحمار.
That he forbade a man from stooping low in bowing (ruku') as a donkey stoops low.