ض غ ب س

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns small, tender, or immature plants, specifically types of gourds or shoots. It also extends metaphorically to describe weak or young individuals, and in a specific context, a young camel.

Derived headwords

الضَّغَابِيسnoun

1.
Small gourdsboth
Refers to small cucumbers or gourds, often immature.
2.
Tender shootsclassical
Described as tender shoots resembling clusters, growing in lowlands from the roots of certain plants like thamam and thorny bushes. They are red, long, and tender.
3.
Weaklingsclassical
Used metaphorically to refer to weak or insignificant men.

ضَغْبُوسnoun

1.
Small gourdboth
The singular form of الضغابيس, referring to a small gourd or cucumber.
2.
Young of a desert plantclassical
The young of the tharmalah, a type of desert plant.
3.
Weak personclassical
A weak or feeble man, used metaphorically.
4.
Young camelclassical
A camel that is not yet mature or old, neither fat nor lean.

ضَغَبَverb

1.
To desire gourdsclassical
To have a strong desire for الضغابيس (small gourds or shoots).

مُضْغِبَةadjective

1.
Abundant in shootsclassical
Describes land that is plentiful in الضغابيس (tender shoots).

Parallel reading

صغار القثاء، جمع ضغبوس

Small cucumbers, the plural of ضغبوس.

وسينه للإلحاق بعصفور

And its 'seen' is for assimilation to 'usfur (sparrow).

ضغبت إذا اشتهيت الضغابيس

One says 'daghibta' if one desires the daghabees.

لا بأس باجتناء الضغابيس في الحرم

There is no harm in picking the daghabees in the sanctuary.

هي أغصان شبه العراجين تنبت بالغور في أصول الثمام والشوك طوال حمر رخصة

They are branches resembling clusters, growing in lowlands at the roots of thamam and thorny bushes, long, red, and tender.

أو نبات كالهليون ينبت في أصل الثمام، يسلق بالخل والزيت ويؤكل

Or a plant like asparagus that grows at the root of thamam, which is boiled with vinegar and oil and eaten.

وأرض مضغبة: كثيرته

And a land is 'mudghibah': abundant in it (the shoots).

والضغبوس، بالضم: ولد الثرملة

And 'daghboos', with damma, is the young of the tharmalah.

والضغبوس أيضا: الرجل الضعيف، على التشبيه

And 'daghboos' also: the weak man, by way of simile.

والجمع الضغابيس

And the plural is 'al-daghabees'.

قد جربت عركي في كل معترك ... غلب الرجال فما بال الضغابيس

I have tested my strength in every arena... against strong men, so what about the weaklings?

والبعير ضغبوس: ليس بمسن لا سمين

And a camel is 'daghboos': not old and not fat.