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ثبجر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe the act of recoiling or turning back, particularly in response to fear or alarm. It conveys a sense of being deterred or restrained from proceeding.

Derived headwords

اثْبَجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to recoil, to turn backclassical

    To turn back or recoil, especially when startled or frightened. It implies a cessation of movement due to alarm.

Parallel reading

اثبجر، أي ارتدع عند الفزعة.
Ithbajara, meaning to be deterred upon alarm.
إذا اثبجرا من سواد حدجا
when they both recoiled from the blackness of the approaching darkness