دءب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of diligence, continuous effort, and perseverance in an action or task. It extends to the idea of habit, custom, and a regular course of action, as well as the exertion and tiring of oneself or a mount. It also encompasses the meaning of a situation or state of affairs.

Derived headwords

دأبَverb

1.
to be diligentboth
To exert oneself diligently and tire in an action or task.
2.
to be accustomedclassical
To habitually do something, to make it a custom or routine.
3.
to striveclassical
To exert oneself intensely in something, especially in disbelief or opposition.

يَدأَبُverb

1.
he is diligentboth
He exerts himself diligently and tires in an action or task.
2.
he is accustomedclassical
He habitually does something, making it a custom or routine.
3.
he strivesclassical
He exerts himself intensely in something.

دَأْبًاnoun

1.
diligenceboth
The state of being diligent, exerting oneself with effort and fatigue.
2.
habitclassical
A custom, routine, or usual course of action.
3.
strivingclassical
Intense effort or exertion in a particular activity.

دُؤُوبًاnoun

1.
diligenceboth
The state of being diligent, exerting oneself with effort and fatigue.
2.
habitclassical
A custom, routine, or usual course of action.

دَئِبٌadjective

1.
diligentboth
One who is diligent, exerting oneself with effort and fatigue.

دَائِبٌadjective

1.
diligentboth
One who is diligent, exerting oneself with effort and fatigue.
2.
continuousboth
Something that is ongoing or unceasing.

أَدْأَبَهُverb

1.
to make diligentboth
To cause someone or something to exert themselves diligently or to become tired.
2.
to exhaustboth
To make something or someone extremely tired.

إِدْآبًاnoun

1.
exhaustionclassical
The act of causing extreme tiredness or exhaustion.

دَأْبnoun

1.
habitboth
A custom, routine, or usual course of action.
2.
situationboth
A state of affairs, a condition, or a matter.
3.
diligenceclassical
The state of being diligent and exerting oneself.

الدَّائِبَانِnoun

1.
the two new onesclassical
Refers to the two new periods, specifically the night and day.
2.
the two constant onesclassical
Refers to the night and day as they continuously cycle.

دُوَأَبٌname

1.
name of a horseclassical
The name of a horse belonging to the Banu al-Anbar.

بَنُو دُوَأَبٍname

1.
Banu Du'abclassical
A tribe or clan from Ghani bin A'sur.

عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ دَأَبٍname

1.
Abd al-Rahman bin Da'bclassical
A person mentioned in relation to fabricating or inventing speech.

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَأَبٍname

1.
Muhammad bin Da'bclassical
A person described as a liar who narrated from Safwan bin Sulaim.

عِيسَى بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ دَأَبٍname

1.
Isa bin Yazid bin Da'bclassical
A poet and historian from Banu Layth bin Bakr, known for fabricating poetry and stories.

الدَّأَبِيُّname

1.
Al-Da'iclassical
A nisba referring to someone from the lineage of Da'b, specifically Isa bin Yazid bin Da'b.

دِينَكnoun

1.
your customclassical
Your habit, custom, or usual way of doing things.

دِيدَنَكnoun

1.
your customclassical
Your habit, custom, or usual way of doing things.

دِيدَبُونِكnoun

1.
your customclassical
Your habit, custom, or usual way of doing things.

Parallel reading

إذا (جد وتعب)

if he is diligent and tires

فهو دئب كفرح

he is diligent, like 'farah'

فهو دائب

he is diligent

أدأبه: أحوجه إلى الدؤوب

To make him diligent: to necessitate diligence for him

إذا توافوا أدبوا أخاهم أراد أدأبوا فخفف

When they gathered, they made their brother diligent; he intended 'ad'abū' and lightened it

وأدأب الرجل الدابة إدآبا، إذا أتعبها

And the man made the mount tired with exhaustion, if he tired it

والفعل اللازم: دأبت الناقة تدأب دؤوبا

And the intransitive verb: the she-camel was diligent, exerting herself with diligence

إنه يشكو إلي أنك تجيعه وتدئبه

He complains to me that you make him hungry and tire him out

وكذا أدأب أجيره، إذا أجهده

And likewise, he made his employee exert himself, if he exhausted him

والدأب أيضا ويحرك: الشأن والعادة والملازمة

And 'al-da'b', and it is vocalized with Sukun: the situation, the custom, and the persistence

هذا دأبك أي شأنك وعملك

This is your habit, meaning your situation and your work

ما زال ذلك دأبك ودينك وديدنك وديدبونك، كله من العادة

That has remained your habit, your religion, your custom, and your usual practice, all from habit

عليكم بقيام الليل فإنه دأب الصالحين قبلكم

Adhere to the night prayer, for it is the custom of the righteous before you

وهو من دأب في العمل إذا جد وتعب

And it is from 'da'aba' in work if he is diligent and tires

وكان دأبي ودأبهم

And it was my habit and their habit

مثل داءب قوم نوح

Like the habit of the people of Noah

كدأب آل فرعون

Like the habit of the family of Pharaoh

دأبت أدأب دأبا ودؤوبا إذا اجتهدت في الشيء

I strove, I strive, with striving and diligence if you exert yourself in a thing

والدأب مثل الدؤوب: السوق الشديد والطرد

And 'al-da'b' is like 'al-du'ūb': severe driving and chasing

قلبك شاب وفوداك شائبان، وأنت لاعب وقد جد بك الدائبان

Your heart is young, and your companions are young, and you are playing, and the two new ones (night and day) have made you serious

وسخر لكم الشمس والقمر دائبين

And He subjected to you the sun and the moon, continuously

ودوأب كجوهر: فرس لبني العنبر

And Du'ab, like 'jawhar': a horse of Banu al-Anbar

وبنو دوأب: قببلة من غني بن أعصر

And Banu Du'ab: a tribe from Ghani bin A'sur

وهو الذي قال له بعض العرب، وهو يحدث، أهاذا شيء رويته أم تمنيته؟

And he is the one to whom some Arabs said, while he was narrating, 'Is this something you narrated or something you wished for?'

محمد بن دأب، كذاب

Muhammad bin Da'b, a liar

وهو (هالك) وعلمه بالأخبار أكثر

And he is 'halik' (perished) and his knowledge of news is greater

وكان بها ابن دأب يضع الشعر وأحاديث السمر، وكلاما ينسب إلى العرب

And in it, Ibn Da'b used to fabricate poetry, evening stories, and speech attributed to the Arabs

عيسى بن دأب كان أكثر، أهل الحجاز أدبا، وأعذبهم لفظا

Isa bin Da'b was the most cultured of the people of Hejaz, and the most eloquent in his wording