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ض ب ث م

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of grasping or seizing. It is primarily used to denote the lion, possibly due to its predatory nature of seizing prey. The root also appears in personal names.

Derived headwords

الضَّبْثَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for the lion, possibly derived from the concept of grasping or seizing.

ضَبَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to graspclassical

    To grasp or seize something firmly.

ضَبْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Graspingclassical

    The act of grasping or seizing something.

ضبثم بن أبي يعقوبname
  1. 1.
    Tabi'i (a generation after the companions of the Prophet)classical

    A Tabi'i, whose nephew Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Abi Ya'qub narrated from him.

Parallel reading

الضبثم كجعفر وعلابط
Ad-Dabthamu is like Ja'far and 'Alabat.
اقتصر الجوهري على الأول
Al-Jawhari limited himself to the first (meaning).
وأورده في " ض ث م " استطرادا
And he mentioned it under 'D-TH-M' as a digression.
وقال: هو (الأسد)
And he said: It is (the lion).
هكذا يقوله بعض أصحاب الاشتقاق
This is how some etymologists say it.
وقال: وهو من الضبث وهو القبض والميم زائدة
And he said: And it is from 'ad-Dabth', which is grasping, and the 'meem' is an addition.
ونقله الأزهري أيضا فقال: سمعتهم يقولون في أسماء الأسد ضبثم
And Al-Azhari also transmitted it, saying: I heard them say among the names of the lion 'Dabthamu'.
وهو من الضبث، وهو القبض على الشيء
And it is from 'ad-Dabth', which is grasping something.
ولست على يقين منه
And I am not certain of it.
وضبثم بن أبي يعقوب: تابعي
And Dabthamu ibn Abi Ya'qub: a Tabi'i.
روى عنه ابن أخيه محمد بن عبد الله ابن أبي يعقوب
His nephew Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Abi Ya'qub narrated from him.
نقله الحافظ
Al-Hafiz transmitted it.