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دعتب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be an obscure or possibly erroneous Arabic root, with limited attestation in classical poetry. Its meaning is not clearly established, and its validity as a root is questioned by lexicographers.

Derived headwords

دَعْتَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name mentioned in a piece of poetry, possibly referring to a location named 'Dutab'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari ignored it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو (ع)
And Ibn Duraid said: It is (a place name).
وقد جاء في شعر شاذ أنشدناه أبو عثمان لرجل من بني كلب: حلت بدعتب أم بكر والنوى مما يشتت بالجميع ويشعب
And it has appeared in anomalous poetry that Abu Uthman recited to us from a man of Banu Kalb: 'She settled in Dutab, mother of بکر, and the date stones, which scatter and disperse everything.'
وليس تأليف دعتب بصحيح
And the construction of 'Dutab' is not correct.
فإذا لا يصح استدراكه على الجوهري، لأنه ليس على شرطه
Therefore, his correction of Al-Jawhari is not valid, because it is not according to his criteria.