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ض ن ب س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes someone who is weak, lacking in strength or resolve, and potentially ignoble or easily broken. It encompasses physical and character weaknesses.

Derived headwords

الضَّنْبَسnoun
  1. 1.
    weaklingclassical

    A person who is weak in grip or in their belly, and easily broken.

  2. 2.
    cowardlyclassical

    Describing someone who is weak, ignoble, and easily broken.

ضَنَبَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be weakclassical

    To be weak in grip or in the belly, and easily broken.

Parallel reading

الضنبس، كزبرج، أهمله الجوهري
Ad-danbas, like zubraj, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال الأزهري: هو الضعيف البطش
And Al-Azhari said: He is weak in grip.
وفي نسخ التهذيب بخط الأرموي الضعيف البطن
And in the manuscripts of At-Tahdhib in Al-Armawi's handwriting, 'weak in the belly'.
وكأنه غلط
And it seems to be an error.
السريع الانكسار
Quick to break.
وقال ابن سيده: الضنبس: الرخو اللئيم
And Ibn Sidah said: Ad-danbas: the soft, ignoble one.
كالضرسامة
Like ad-dirsāmah.