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ضربج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of falsification, specifically concerning counterfeit or debased dirhams (silver coins). It describes the characteristics and nature of these fake coins.

Derived headwords

الضَّرْبَجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    counterfeitclassical

    Describing dirhams (silver coins) that are fake or debased.

ضَرَبْجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    counterfeitclassical

    Pertaining to counterfeit dirhams.

ضَرَبَجِيَّاتnoun
  1. 1.
    counterfeit dirhamsclassical

    Plural form referring to fake or debased dirhams.

Parallel reading

الضربجي من الدراهم: الزائف
The darbij (adjective derived from the root) of dirhams: the counterfeit.
دراهم زائفات ضربجيات
Counterfeit dirhams, darbijiyyat (plural adjective).
درهم ضربجي: زائف
A darbij dirham: counterfeit.
وإن شئت قلت: زيف قسي
And if you wish, you may say: zayf qussi (debased, hardened).
والقسي: الذي صلب فضته من طول الخبء
And al-qussi: that whose silver has hardened from prolonged concealment.