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ظبء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the hyena, specifically a limping or lame hyena. It also encompasses the concept of limping or being lame as a characteristic.

Derived headwords

الظبأةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hyenaboth

    The hyena, specifically a lame or limping one, which is a well-known animal.

الضبعnoun
  1. 1.
    Hyenaboth

    A well-known animal, often characterized as lame or limping in this context.

عرجاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Lameboth

    Describing something or someone as lame or limping.

Parallel reading

الظبأة هي الضبع بفتح فضم العرجاء صفة كاشفة
Al-Zab'ah is the hyena, with 'Zab'ah' pronounced with fath and damma, and 'al-'arjā'' (the lame) as a descriptive adjective.
وهو حيوان معروف
And it is a well-known animal.