ضهب
Root entry · 12 derived lemmasThe root ضهب (ḍhb) primarily relates to the concept of heat, particularly as applied to cooking or shaping by fire. It also extends to meanings of weakness, failure to mature, and in a figurative sense, mixing or coming together rapidly.
Derived headwords
- 1.to scorch/searboth
To scorch or sear something with fire, like meat.
- 1.to fail/weakenclassical
A man fails, becomes weak, and does not resemble men; this is a figurative usage, likened to undercooked meat.
- 1.to mix/gatherboth
People mix together or gather.
- 1.to cook/searboth
To cook meat on heated stones.
- 1.searingboth
The act of searing meat, especially without overcooking it.
- 1.searedboth
Meat that has been seared or cooked lightly, not fully done.
- 1.to heat-shapeboth
To hold a bow or spear over fire for shaping or strengthening.
- 1.heated by fireclassical
A bow that has been worked with fire; similar to الضَّبْحاء (al-ḍabḥāʾ).
- 2.non-menstruatingclassical
A woman who does not menstruate (considered a textual error/misspelling in the original text).
- 1.hot placeclassical
Any cliff, depression, or mountain spot that becomes so hot the sun that meat could be roasted on it.
- 1.cutclassical
Meat that is cut.
- 1.to gather fireboth
To gather or pile up fire.
- 1.confrontation/exposureclassical
Confronting someone with ugliness or exposing their faults.