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دبء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, concealing, and settling. It also encompasses meanings of striking and fleeing.

Derived headwords

دَبَأَهُ وَعَلَيْهِ تَدْبِيئًاverb
  1. 1.
    to coverboth

    To cover something or someone, often implying concealment.

  2. 2.
    to concealboth

    To hide or keep something from view.

دَبَأَ كَمَنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to settleclassical

    To become still, quiet, or settled.

دَبَأَهُ بِالْعَصَاverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with a stickboth

    To hit someone or something with a stick.

الدَّبْأَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    flightclassical

    The act of fleeing or running away.

Parallel reading

دبأه وعليه تدبيئا: غطاه
He covered it and over it, covering it: he covered it.
وغطى عليه
And he covered over him.
وواراه كذا عن أبي زيد
And he concealed it thus, according to Abu Zayd.
ودبأ كمنع: سكن
And dabā' (like mana'a): he settled.
دبأه بالعصا
He struck him with the stick.
الدبأة بفتح فسكون: الفرار
Ad-dab'ah (with fath and sukūn): fleeing.