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دبق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sticking, adhesion, and things that adhere. It extends to include sticky substances used for trapping, excrement, and also a place name.

Derived headwords

الدبقnoun
  1. 1.
    sticky substanceboth

    A substance that sticks, similar to glue, used for trapping birds.

دبوقاءnoun
  1. 1.
    excrementclassical

    Refers to excrement or feces.

دابقname
  1. 1.
    Dabiq (place name)both

    The name of a place, often treated as masculine and declinable, originally referring to a river. It can also be treated as feminine and indeclinable.

Parallel reading

الدبق: شئ يلتزق، كالغراء، تصاد به الطير.
Adhesive substance: something that sticks, like glue, by which birds are trapped.
والدبوقاء: العذرة.
And adebaqā': excrement.
لولا دبوقاء استه لم يبطغ
Were it not for the excrement of his anus, he would not have become arrogant.
ودابق: اسم بلد، والاغلب على التذكير والصرف، لانه في الاصل اسم نهر.
And Dabiq: the name of a place, and it is mostly treated as masculine and declinable, because it is originally the name of a river.
بدابق وأين منى دابق
In Dabiq, and where is our desire for Dabiq?
وقد يؤنث ولا يصرف.
And it may be treated as feminine and indeclinable.