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ثبط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of hindering, preventing, or delaying someone or something from proceeding. It can also extend to the idea of being incapacitated or severely weakened, often due to illness.

Derived headwords

ثَبَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    he deterred him from the matter, he preoccupied him from itboth

    he deterred him from the matter, he preoccupied him from it

تَثْبِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    hindrance, preventionboth

    The act of hindering or preventing someone from doing something.

  2. 2.
    discouragementclassical

    The act of discouraging someone.

أَثْبَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to incapacitateboth

    To render someone unable to act or function, especially due to illness.

  2. 2.
    to weaken severelyclassical

    To make someone very weak or feeble, to the point of near immobility.

Parallel reading

ثبطه عن الأمر تثبيطا
He hindered him from the matter, a hindering.
شغله عنه
He occupied him with something else, diverting him from it.
أثبطه المرض، إذا لم يكد يفارقه
The illness incapacitated him, if it could hardly leave him.