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ضعع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of destruction, collapse, subjugation, and weakness. It describes the act of demolishing something to the ground, the state of being brought low or humbled, and the condition of being weak or lacking in resolve.

Derived headwords

ضَعْضَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to demolishboth

    To destroy something completely, to the point of reducing it to the ground.

  2. 2.
    to humbleclassical

    To cause someone to become submissive, humbled, or broken.

تَضَعْضَعَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning, he humbled himself and was submissiveboth

    meaning, he humbled himself and was submissive

اتَّضَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be loweredclassical

    To be brought down or made low, often in status or position.

الضَّعْضَاعadjective
  1. 1.
    weakboth

    Describing someone or something that is weak, lacking strength or resolve.

  2. 2.
    irresoluteclassical

    Lacking opinion or sound judgment; weak-willed.

الضَّعْضَعnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    A state of weakness or lack of resolve, similar to الضعضاع.

ضَعْverb
  1. 1.
    lie downclassical

    An imperative verb used to command a camel or other animal to lie down or rest.

الضَّعnoun
  1. 1.
    trainingclassical

    The act of training or disciplining a camel, making it lie down.

Parallel reading

ضَعْضَعَهُ، أي هدمه حتى الأرض.
He demolished it, meaning he destroyed it down to the ground.
وتَضَعْضَعَتْ أركانه، أي اتَّضَعَتْ.
And its pillars became low, meaning they were brought down.
وضعضعه الدهر فتضعضع، أي خضع وذل.
Time broke him down, so he became submissive and humbled.
أني لريب الدهر لا أتضعضع
Indeed, by the calamities of time, I do not become humbled.
ما تضعضع امرؤ لآخر يريد به عرض الدنيا إلا ذهب ثلثا دينه.
No man humbles himself before another seeking the vanities of this world, but one-third of his religion is gone.
والضعضاع: الضعيف من كل شئ.
And the weak one (الضعضاع) is the weak of everything.
يقال رجل ضعضاع، أي لا رأي له.
It is said of a man that he is 'ضعضاع', meaning he has no opinion.
وكذلك الضعضع، وهو ومقصور منه.
And likewise is 'الضعضع', which is a shortened form of it.
الضع: رياضة البعير.
The 'ضع' is the training of a camel.
هو أن تقول له ضع ليتأدب.
It is when you say to him 'ضع' (lie down) so that he may be disciplined.