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ذهلب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a proper name, specifically a patronymic or a descriptive epithet associated with a person, likely a poet or tribal figure. The primary mention connects it to a specific individual, Abu Dhahab, a poet from the Banu Rabi'ah tribe.

Derived headwords

ذَهْلَبname
  1. 1.
    Abu Dhahabclassical

    A kunya (patronymic or epithet) referring to a specific individual, identified as a poet from the Banu Rabi'ah tribe.

أبو ذَهْلَبname
  1. 1.
    Father of Dhahabclassical

    A kunya, specifically referring to the poet mentioned in the text, Abu Dhahab al-Rajiz.

الرّاجِزname
  1. 1.
    the poetclassical

    An epithet for someone who composes rajaz poetry, a form of Arabic verse characterized by its meter and often used for mnemonic purposes or in extemporaneous performance.

Parallel reading

ومما فات المؤلف. ذهلب، قال البلاذري في الأنسان ومن بني ربيعة بن عوف بن قبال بن أنف الناقة أبو ذهلب الراجز وهو القائل:
And among what the author missed is Dhahab. Al-Baladhuri said in Al-Insan, and among the Banu Rabi'ah ibn 'Awf ibn Qubal ibn Anf al-Naqah is Abu Dhahab al-Rajiz, and he is the one who said:
حنت قلوصي أمس بالأردن حني فما ظلم ظلمت أن تحني
My she-camel groaned yesterday in Jordan with a groan, and it was not unjust; you were wronged not to groan.
حنت بأعلى صوتها المرن
She groaned with her highest, resonant voice.
وكان يزيد بن معاوية أمره أن يرجز بالأردن.
And Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah ordered him to compose rajaz poetry in Jordan.