دهب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of going, departing, or moving away. It also extends to the meaning of an army in retreat and, in a more abstract sense, to the passage of time or the fading of something.

Derived headwords

اِدَّهَبَverb

1.
to go awayboth
To depart or move away from a place.

دَهَبَverb

1.
to goboth
To move from one place to another; to depart.
2.
to pass awayboth
Referring to time passing or a state ceasing to exist.

ذهب الليل — The night went away

ذهب بصره — His sight went away

ذَهَابnoun

1.
goingboth
The act of going or departing.
2.
departureboth
The act of leaving a place.

ذهب الإياب — Going and returning

ذَهَبَةnoun

1.
a goingclassical
A single instance or act of going.

ذَهَبَnoun

1.
goldboth
The precious metal, gold.

ذَهَبِيّadjective

1.
goldenboth
Made of gold or having the color of gold.

مَذْهَبnoun

1.
doctrineboth
A particular way of thinking or believing; a school of thought or opinion.
2.
sectboth
A group of people with slightly different beliefs or practices from others in the same religion or philosophy.
3.
school of thoughtboth
A particular philosophy or set of ideas.

مذهب أهل السنة — The doctrine of Ahl al-Sunnah

مَذْهُوبnoun

1.
retreating armyclassical
An army that is retreating or fleeing from battle.

مَذْهُوبٌ إِلَيْهِnoun

1.
destinationclassical
The place to which someone or something is going or being sent.

Parallel reading

الدهب بالفتح

Gold, with a fatha on the 'dhal'.

وسكون الهاء وقد استدرك عليه ذكر قوله بالفتح

And with a sukoon on the 'ha', and it was noted that he mentioned 'with a fatha'.

أهمله الجماعة

The majority neglected it.

وقال الصاغاني: هو (العسكر المنهزم)

And Al-Saghani said: It is (the retreating army).