ذعلب

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes swiftness and lightness, particularly in relation to animals like camels and ostriches. It also extends to concepts of small, torn pieces of fabric or other materials, and actions associated with stealth or quick movement.

Derived headwords

الذعلبةnoun

1.
Swift she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is fast in its gait.
2.
Ostrichclassical
An ostrich, likened to a swift she-camel due to its speed.
3.
Light/minor needclassical
A minor or easily fulfilled need.
4.
Small, young she-camelclassical
A small, young she-camel that appears insignificant but is actually capable.
5.
Newborn camelclassical
A young, newly born female camel.
6.
Torn piece of clothclassical
A torn piece or remnant of a garment.

كالذعببadjective

1.
Swift (like a camel)classical
Describing swiftness of gait, similar to a fast she-camel.

الذعاليبnoun

1.
Swift she-camelsclassical
Plural of الذعلبة, referring to fast she-camels.
2.
Torn pieces of clothclassical
Plural of ذعلوب, referring to torn pieces or remnants of clothing.
3.
Torn pieces of fabricclassical
Pieces of fabric that have been torn or cut off.

ذعلبadjective

1.
Swift (male camel)classical
A male camel that is fast and maintains its pace.

جمل ذعلبnoun

1.
Swift male camelclassical
A male camel characterized by its speed and endurance.

كالذعلوبnoun

1.
Torn piece of clothclassical
A torn piece or remnant of a garment, similar to الذعلبة.

الذعلبnoun

1.
Torn piece of clothclassical
A torn piece or remnant of a garment.
2.
Torn fabricclassical
Torn or ragged pieces of cloth.

ذعاليب الخرقnoun

1.
Torn pieces of ragsclassical
Ragged or torn pieces of cloth.

ذعاليبnoun

1.
Torn pieces of clothclassical
Pieces of cloth that have been torn off, often referring to the edges or remnants.
2.
Torn fabric remnantsclassical
Remnants of fabric, such as those from weaving or from worn-out clothes.

ذعلوبnoun

1.
Torn piece of clothclassical
A single torn piece or remnant of cloth.

توب ذعاليبnoun

1.
Worn-out clothesclassical
Clothes that are old, worn out, and possibly torn.

التذعلبnoun

1.
Moving stealthilyclassical
The act of moving or proceeding with stealth and secrecy.

تذعلبverb

1.
to move stealthilyclassical
To move or proceed in a stealthy or hidden manner.

المتذعلبnoun

1.
Lightly clothedclassical
One who is lightly or sparsely clothed.
2.
Moving stealthilyclassical
One who moves or acts with stealth and secrecy.
3.
Lying downclassical
One who is lying down or reclining.

Parallel reading

الذعلبة بالكسر: الناقة السريعة السير

Al-dha'labah (with kasrah): the swift-moving she-camel.

وقد شبهت بالذعلبة وهي النعامة لسرعتها

And it is likened to the dha'labah, which is the ostrich, due to its speed.

والذعلبة: الحاجة الخفيفة

And al-dha'labah: a light or minor need.

وفي حديث سواد بن مطرف (الذعلب الوجناء) هي الناقة السريعة

And in the hadith of Sawad bin Mutarrif, 'Al-dha'lab al-wajinaa' is the swift she-camel.

وقال خالد بن جنبة: الذعلبة: النويقة التي هي صدع في جسمها، وأنت تحقرها وهي نجيبة

And Khalid bin Junbah said: Al-dha'labah: the small she-camel that has a flaw in its body, and you underestimate it, yet it is capable.

وقال ابن شميل: هي الخفيفة الجواد

And Ibn Shumayl said: It is the light, swift one.

وجمل ذعلب: سريع باق على السير

And a dha'lab male camel: fast and enduring in its pace.

والذعلبة: طرف الثوب أو ما تقذع منه أي الثوب فتعلق

And al-dha'labah: the edge of a garment or what is torn from it, i.e., the garment, and it hangs.

والذعلب من الخرق: القطع المشققة

And al-dha'lab from rags: the torn pieces.

والذعلوب أيضا: القطعة من الخرقة

And al-dha'lub also: a piece of a rag.

والذعاليب: قطع الخرق

And al-dha'alib: pieces of rags.

كأنه إذ راح مسلوس الشمق منسرحا عنه ذعاليب الخرق

As if when he moved, the smooth, tall one, with the torn pieces of rags flowing from him.

والذعاليب: ما تقطع من الثياب، وأطراف الثياب

And al-dha'alib: what is cut from clothes, and the edges of clothes.

وأطراف القميص يقال لها: الذعاليب واحدها: ذعلوب

And the edges of a shirt are called: al-dha'alib, the singular of which is dha'lub.

فجاء بنسج من صنعاع ضعيفة ينوس كأخلاق الشفوف ذعالبه

So it came with weaving from a weak spider, swaying like the tattered remnants of fine cloth.

وتوب ذعاليب: خلق

And worn-out clothes: old.

التذعلب: انطلاق في استخفاء

Al-tadh'alub: moving with stealth.

وقد تذعلب تذعلبا

And he moved stealthily, with stealth.

والمتذعلب: الخفيفق الثياب والمنطق

And al-mutadh'alib: lightly clothed and speaking.

والمتذعلب: المضطجع

And al-mutadh'alib: lying down.