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ضبع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the upper arm or shoulder region of an animal or human. It can also denote the act of grasping or holding onto someone's arm or shoulder.

Derived headwords

الضَّبْعnoun
  1. 1.
    upper armboth

    The entire upper arm, from the shoulder to the elbow.

  2. 2.
    shoulderboth

    The shoulder joint and surrounding area.

أَضْبَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    upper armsboth

    The plural of الضبع, referring to multiple upper arms.

  2. 2.
    shouldersboth

    The plural of الضبع, referring to multiple shoulders.

Parallel reading

الضبع بالفتح: العضد كلها
The ḍabʿ, with fatḥa, is the entire upper arm.
والجمع: أضباع، كفرخ وأفراخ
And the plural is aḍbāʿ, like farakh and afrakh.
قيل: أوسطها بلحمها
It is said: its middle part with its flesh.
يكون للإنسان وغيره
It applies to a human and others.
تقول: أخذت بضبعي فلان فلم أفارقه.
You say: I took hold of so-and-so's upper arm and did not let go of him.
ومددت بضبعيه، إذا قب
And I extended my upper arms, if he grabbed.