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ذعب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of being frightened or startled, and the continuous flow or running of water. It also extends to describing a young wolf and the act of following one another in succession.

Derived headwords

تذعبته الجنverb
  1. 1.
    to frightenclassical

    To be frightened or startled by jinn (spirits). This is a less common usage.

تذأبتهverb
  1. 1.
    to frightenclassical

    To frighten or startle someone, similar in meaning to the verb derived from the root ذأب.

انذعب الماءverb
  1. 1.
    to flow continuously

    Describes water flowing and continuing its course in a river.

انثعبverb
  1. 1.
    to flow continuously

    Similar to انذعب, describing the continuous and connected flow of water.

الذعبانnoun
  1. 1.
    young wolf

    A young, vigorous wolf.

مذعابينadjective
  1. 1.
    following in successionclassical

    Describes a state of following one another closely, like a herd. It is compared to the continuous flow of water.

مثعابينadjective
  1. 1.
    following in successionclassical

    Having the same meaning as مذعابين, indicating a state of following one another closely.

Parallel reading

تذعبته الجن
The jinn frightened him.
أي أفزعته
Meaning: it frightened him.
مثل تذأبته
Similar to 'tadh'abtuhu' (it frightened him).
وانذعب الماء
And the water flowed.
وانثعب إذا سال واتصل جريانه في النهر
And it flowed if its running was continuous and connected in the river.
الذعبان بالضم: الفتي من الذئاب
Al-dhu'baan (with damma): the young one of wolves.
رأيتهم مذعابين كأنهم عرف ضبعان
I saw them following one another closely, like hyenas' young.
ومثعابين بمعناه
And 'math'aabeen' with its meaning.
وهو أن يتلو بعضهم بعضا
And it is that they follow one another.
وهذا عندي مأخوذ من انذعب الماء وانثعب، قلبت الثاء ذالا
And this, in my opinion, is derived from 'indha'aba al-maa' and 'inth'aba', with the 'thaa' (ث) being changed to a 'dhaal' (ذ).