ض ب س

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes negative character traits, including wickedness, harshness, stubbornness, and stinginess. It can also refer to a cunning or sly person, or someone who is dull-witted and weak.

Derived headwords

ضَبَسَ نَفْسُهُverb

1.
to be wicked and corruptclassical
To become wicked, corrupt, or morally depraved. This is a figurative use of the root.

ضَبِسَverb

1.
to be wicked and corruptclassical
To be wicked, corrupt, or morally depraved. This verb form is used to describe a person's character.

ضَبَاسَةnoun

1.
wickedness, corruptionclassical
The state or quality of being wicked, corrupt, or depraved. It refers to a deeply ingrained negative character.

الضِّبْسnoun

1.
harsh, ill-tempered manclassical
A man who is harsh, ill-tempered, difficult, and of bad character.
2.
cunning personclassical
In the dialect of Qays, this refers to a cunning, shrewd, or sly person.
3.
stubborn insistenceclassical
The act of being insistent or persistent, especially when demanding something from a debtor.
4.
stingy personclassical
A stingy or miserly person.
5.
dull, weak personclassical
A person who is weak in body and mind, lacking intelligence and perceptiveness.

الضِّبِّيسnoun

1.
harsh, ill-tempered manclassical
A man who is harsh, ill-tempered, difficult, and of bad character. This is an alternative form to الضبس.
2.
cowardly personclassical
A person who is cowardly or lacks courage.
3.
dull, weak personclassical
A person who is weak in body and mind, lacking intelligence and perceptiveness.
4.
greedy personclassical
A person who is greedy or excessively eager for something.
5.
unintelligent personclassical
Someone with little understanding who cannot devise a plan or find a solution.

ضَبَسَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to insist uponclassical
To be insistent or persistent with someone, particularly a debtor, demanding payment.

الضِّبْسnoun

1.
wickedness, cunningclassical
A term referring to wickedness, cunning, or a sly nature. It is a variant pronunciation or form of الضبس.

الضِّبْسnoun

1.
greedinessclassical
The quality of being greedy or covetous.

الضِّبَاسِيّname

1.
nisba nameboth
A nisba (adjectival name) indicating origin or affiliation, derived from a place or ancestor named الضباس.

Parallel reading

ضبست نفسه، كفرح: لقست وخبثت

His soul became wicked, like 'faraha': it became corrupt and evil.

ضَبَسَ الرجل: لقست نفسه

The man became wicked: his soul became corrupt.

والضبس، ككتف: الشكس الشرس الخلق العسر من الرجال

And al-Dibs, like 'kitsf': the harsh, ill-tempered, difficult man.

كالضبيس، كأمير

Like al-Dabīs, like 'amīr'.

وقد ضبس ضباسة

And he had a harshness and wickedness.

الضبس في لغة قيس: الداهية

Al-Dibs in the language of Qays: the cunning person.

وهو ضبس شر، بالكسر، وضبيسه، كأمير، أي صاحبه

And he is a wicked 'Dibs', with kasra, and his 'Dabīsuh', like 'amīr', meaning his companion.

والضبيس: الثقيل البدن والروح

And al-Dabīs: the heavy in body and spirit.

والضبيس: الجبان

And al-Dabīs: the coward.

والضبيس: الأحمق الضعيف البدن

And al-Dabīs: the foolish, weak-bodied person.

والضبس بالفتح: الإلحاح على الغريم

And al-Dabs with fatha: the insistence upon the debtor.

يقال: ضبس عليه إذا ألح

It is said: 'Dabasa 'alayhi' if he insists.

الضبس، بالفتح، البخيل

Al-Dabs, with fatha, the stingy person.

والضبس والضبيس، ككتف وكأمير: الحريص

And al-Dibs and al-Dabīs, like 'kitsf' and like 'amīr': the greedy person.

والضبيس: القليل الفطنة الذي لا يهتدي لحيلة

And al-Dabīs: the one with little perception who cannot find a way or a trick.

والضبس، بالكسر، لغة في الضبس، ككتف، بمعنى الخب والداهية

And al-Dibs, with kasra, is a dialectal variant of al-Dibs, like 'kitsf', meaning cunning and shrewdness.

إنه لصرس ضبس

Indeed, he is a harsh, wicked person.

الجار يعلو حبله ضبس شبث

The neighbor's rope is covered by a tangled, wicked thing.

ضبّس الرجل ضباسة: قل خيره

The man became wicked with wickedness: his goodness diminished.

وأحمد بن عبد الملك بن محمد الضباسي، بالضم، كان فقيهاً

And Ahmad bin Abd al-Malik bin Muhammad al-Dabbāsī, with damma, was a jurist.