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ضبح

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root ضبح (ḍabaḥa) primarily relates to the sound and exertion of animals, particularly horses, when running. It also extends to concepts of change in color, the residue of fire, and specific objects or names.

Derived headwords

ضَبَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to run hardboth

    The sound made by horses when running hard, characterized by heavy breathing.

ضَبْحاًnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy breathing soundboth

    The sound of heavy breathing, especially of horses when exerting themselves.

  2. 2.
    running hardboth

    The act of running hard, as performed by horses.

تَضَبَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to pant heavilyboth

    To breathe heavily or pant, particularly when running or exerting oneself.

ضَبْحnoun
  1. 1.
    ashesboth

    The residue left after a fire; ashes.

ضَبَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to scorch slightlyclassical

    To scorch or alter something with fire without completely burning it.

ضَبِيحاًadjective
  1. 1.
    scorchedclassical

    Describing something that has been slightly scorched or altered by fire.

انْضَبَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to darken slightlyclassical

    To change color, specifically to become slightly darker or blackish.

ضِبَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    fox's cryclassical

    The sound or cry made by a fox.

مَضْبُوحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    striking stonesclassical

    The stones used for striking a fire (flint), which appear as if burnt.

مَضْبُوحname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    A proper name for a male individual.

Parallel reading

ضبحت الخيل ضبحا، وهو السير
The horses ran hard, making a ضبح sound, which is the act of running.
تضبح تنحم، وهو صوت أنفاسها إذا عدون
They pant heavily, which is the sound of their breaths when they run.
والخيل تعلم حين تضبح في حياض الموت ضبحا
And the horses know when they pant heavily in the pools of death with a ضبح sound.
والضبح أيضا: الرماد
And ضبح also means: ashes.
وضبحته النار: غيرته ولم تبالغ فيه
And the fire scorched it: it changed it without exaggerating the burning.
به اللهبان مقهورا ضبيحا
With the flames overpowering it, scorched.
وانضبح لونه، أي تغير إلى السواد قليلا
And its color changed slightly, meaning it turned a little blackish.
علقتها قبل انضباح لوني
I hung it before my color changed slightly.
والضباح: صوت الثعلب
And الضباح: the sound of the fox.
والمضبوحة: حجارة القداحة، التي كأنها محترقة
And المضبوحة: the stones of the fire-striker, which are as if burnt.
والمرو ذا القداح مضبوح الفلق
And the flint with the striking is scorched at dawn.
ومضبوح: اسم رجل
And مضبوح: the name of a man.