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دردبس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something that is cunning, old, or advanced. It also relates to a specific type of bead and a verb meaning to advance or step forward.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْدَبِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    cunning personclassical

    A highly intelligent and cunning individual, often implying shrewdness or craftiness.

  2. 2.
    anxious elderclassical

    An elderly man who is preoccupied or worried.

  3. 3.
    old womanclassical

    An aged woman.

  4. 4.
    type of beadclassical

    A name for a specific type of bead or jewel.

تَدَرْبَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to advanceclassical

    To move forward or progress, to step ahead.

Parallel reading

الدردبيس: الداهية، والشيخ الهم، والعجوز، واسم خرزة.
Al-dardabīs: the cunning one, the anxious elder, the old woman, and the name of a bead.
وتدربس، أي تقدم.
And tadarbas, meaning to advance.
إذا القوم قالوا من فتى لمهمة * تدربس باقى الريق (1) فخم المناكب
When the people said, 'Who is a young man for a task?' * He advanced, his remaining saliva (1) magnificent of shoulders.