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دنبح

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a man of bad character who stays at home. There is a discussion about the potential inclusion of the letter 'nun' in the root, which might be overlooked.

Derived headwords

الدُّنَبَحُnoun
  1. 1.
    Bad-tempered manclassical

    A man of bad character who habitually stays at home.

دَنَبَحَverb
  1. 1.
    To be bad-temperedclassical

    To exhibit bad temper or unpleasant disposition, often associated with staying home.

Parallel reading

الرجل السيىء الخلق اللازم بيته
The man of bad character who stays at home.
ويحتمل زيادة النون
And the addition of the 'nun' is possible.
وقد أغفلها ابن منظور وغيره
And Ibn Manzur and others have overlooked it.