دعب

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root دعب (d-ʿ-b) primarily relates to playfulness, jesting, and lighthearted interaction. It extends to describe characteristics associated with such behavior, including certain types of people, animals, and even natural phenomena like dark nights or well-trodden paths.

Derived headwords

دَعَبَ كَمَنَعَverb

1.
to pushboth
To push or shove, often in a playful manner.
2.
to have intercourseclassical
To have sexual intercourse.
3.
to jestboth
To joke or engage in playful banter.

الدُّعَابَةُnoun

1.
playfulnessboth
The state or quality of being playful, jesting, or humorous.
2.
jestboth
A joke or witty remark.

الدَّعْبَبُnoun

1.
playboth
Play or amusement.

دَاعَبَهُverb

1.
to joke withboth
To engage in playful banter or jesting with someone.

تَدَاعَبُواverb

1.
they jested with each otherboth
They engaged in mutual jesting or playful interaction.

رَجُلٌ دَبَّةٌ (مشددا)adjective

1.
very playful manclassical
A man characterized by excessive playfulness or jesting, with the emphasis on the 'ha' for exaggeration.

دَعِبٌ كَكَتِفٍadjective

1.
playfulboth
A playful person, one who jokes and says amusing things.

دَعُوبٌadjective

1.
playfulboth
Playful and jesting, speaking amusingly.

دَاعِبٌadjective

1.
playfulboth
Playful and jesting, speaking amusingly.

الدَّعْبُوبُnoun

1.
black antsclassical
Small black ants, likened to playfulness.
2.
edible seedclassical
A black seed that is eaten, especially during times of scarcity.
3.
edible plant rootclassical
The root of a plant that is peeled and eaten.
4.
dark nightboth
A dark and intensely black night.
5.
well-trodden pathboth
A clear, well-traveled, and easy path.
6.
short, ugly manclassical
A short, unattractive, and insignificant man.
7.
weaklingclassical
A weak person who is mocked or ridiculed.
8.
energetic manclassical
An energetic or vigorous man.
9.
effeminate manclassical
An effeminate man or a homosexual.
10.
foolish jesterclassical
A foolish person who is also a jester.
11.
tall horseclassical
A tall horse.

الدَّعْبَبُnoun

1.
skilled singerclassical
A highly skilled and accomplished singer.
2.
youthful boyclassical
A young, fair-skinned boy.
3.
fruit of a plantclassical
The fruit of a certain plant.
4.
plant itselfclassical
The plant itself, specifically 'fox grapes'.

تَدَعَّبَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to act coy withclassical
To act coy or coquettish towards someone, to behave with feigned affection.

الأَدْعَبُّadjective

1.
foolishclassical
Foolish or stupid.

مَاءٌ دَاعِبٌadjective

1.
flowing waterclassical
Water that flows or runs strongly in its course.

رِيحٌ دَاعِبَةٌadjective

1.
strong windboth
A wind that is strong and sweeps away everything.

دَعْبَبَةٌ (بالضم)noun

1.
fiercenessclassical
A fierce or destructive quality, especially of winds.

Parallel reading

دعب كمنع: دفع، وجامع، ومازح

Da'aba (like man'a): to push, to have intercourse, and to jest.

مع لعب، كذا خصصه بعضهم

With play, thus some have specified it.

وفلان فيه الدعابة

And so-and-so possesses playfulness.

والدععب كقنفذ بضمهما: اللعب

And ad-da'bab (like qunfudh) with both vowels raised: play.

ويأتي في الأوصاف، فهو يستعمل مصدرا، وصفة مبالغة، أو أصالة، والأول أظهر، قاله شيخنا

It comes in descriptions, so it is used as a verbal noun, an intensive adjective, or originally; the first is more apparent, said our Sheikh.

ويقال داعبه مداعبة: مازحه

And it is said: 'He jested with him' (muda'abah): meaning, he joked with him.

وتداعبوا

And they jested with each other.

ورجل دابة، مشددا الهاء للمبالغة

And a man daabbah, with the 'ha' stressed for exaggeration.

ودعب، ككتف، ودعوب، كقنفذ وداعب أي لاعب مزاح يتكلم بما يستملح

And da'ib (like katif), and da'ub (like qunfudh), and da'ib, meaning playful, jesting, speaking what is found amusing.

ويقال: المؤمن دعب لعب، والمنافق عبس قطب

And it is said: The believer is playful and jesting, and the hypocrite is frowning and scowling.

والدعوب، كعصفور: نمل سود كالدعابة بالضم

And ad-da'bub (like 'usfur): black ants, like ad-du'abah (with dammah).

وقال أبو حنيفة: الدعبوب حبة سوداء تؤكل إذا أجدبوا

And Abu Hanifa said: Ad-da'bub is a black seed that is eaten when they are in drought.

أو هو أصل بقلة تقشر وتؤكل

Or it is the root of a plant that is peeled and eaten.

والدعوب: المظلمة من الليالي

And ad-da'bub: the darkness of the nights.

ويقال: ليلة دعبوب، إذا كانت ليلة سوداء شديدة

And it is said: a da'bub night, if it was a dark, severe night.

ويعلم الضيف إما ساقه صرد أو ليلة من محاق الشهر دعبوب

And the guest knows whether he is afflicted by cold or by a dark night of the new moon.

والطريق المذلل المسلوك الواضح لمن سلك

And the easy, traveled, clear path for whoever takes it.

طريقها سرب بالناس دعبوب

Its path is a track for people, a da'bub.

والدعوب: الرجل القصير الدميم الحقير

And ad-da'bub: the short, ugly, insignificant man.

والضعيف الذي يهزأ منه

And the weak one who is mocked.

والنشيط، والمخنث المأبون

And the energetic one, and the effeminate, homosexual one.

يا فتى ما قتلتم غير دعبو ب ولا من قوارة الهنبر

O youth, you have killed no one but a da'bub, nor from the skin of the hide.

والأحمق الممازح

And the foolish jester.

والفرس الطويل

And the tall horse.

والدععب، كقنفذ: المغني المجيد في غنائه

And ad-da'bab (like qunfudh): the excellent singer in his singing.

والغلام الشاب البض: التار

And the young, fair-skinned boy: the plump one.

وثمر نبت عن ابن دريد

And the fruit of a plant, from Ibn Duraid.

أو هو النبات بنفسه، وهو عنب الثعلب بلغة اليمن

Or it is the plant itself, which is 'fox grapes' in the dialect of Yemen.

فيه ثآليل كحب الدعبب

It has warts like the seeds of ad-da'bab.

قيل: أصله الدعبوب فحذف الواو كما يقصر الممدود

It is said: its origin is ad-da'bub, so the 'waw' was deleted as a long vowel is shortened.

وتدعب عليه: تدلل

And tad'aba 'alayhi: to act coy with him.

من الدلال

From dallal (coquetry).

وتداعبوا: تمازحوا

And tad'abaw: they jested with each other.

ويقال: إنه ليتداعب على الناس، أي يركبهم بمزاح وخيلاء، ويغمهم ولا يسبهم

And it is said: he indeed plays upon people, meaning he rides them with jesting and arrogance, and vexes them without insulting them.

والأدعب كالدعبب: الأحمق، والاسم منه الدعابة، بالضم وقد تقدم

And al-ad'ab (like ad-da'bab): the fool, and the noun from it is ad-du'abah (with dammah), which has preceded.

وماء داعب: يستن في سيله كذا في النسخ أي جريه

And da'ib water: flows strongly in its course, thus in the manuscripts, meaning its flow.

ومياه دواعب

And da'ib waters.

وفي (التكملة): في سبيله، ولعله الصواب

And in (at-Takmilah): in its course, and perhaps it is correct.

وكذا ريح داعبة

And likewise a da'ibah wind.

ودعببة، بالضم: شديدة تذهب بكل شيء

And da'babah (with dammah): severe, that sweeps away everything.

ورياح دواعب، كما تقول لعبت به الرياح

And da'ibah winds, as you say 'the winds played with him'.