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دربن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of a gatekeeper or doorkeeper, with derived terms possibly originating from Persian. It also extends to a meaning of merchants.

Derived headwords

الدَّرَابِنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gatekeepersclassical

    Plural of 'darban', referring to doorkeepers or gatekeepers.

  2. 2.
    merchantsclassical

    An alternative meaning for the plural 'darabanah', referring to traders or merchants.

دِرْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    gatekeeperclassical

    A single doorkeeper or gatekeeper. It is noted as being of Persian origin (mu'arrab).

الدِّرْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    gatekeeperclassical

    A doorkeeper or gatekeeper, with a variant pronunciation indicated by the kasra.

الدُّرْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    gatekeeperclassical

    A doorkeeper or gatekeeper, with a variant pronunciation indicated by the damma.

Parallel reading

الدرابنة: البوابون، الواحد دربان، فارسي معرب
Al-darabanah: the gatekeepers, singular is darban, a Persian loanword.
فأبقى باطلي والجد منهاكدكان الدرابنة المطينوقياس الدربان على طريقة كلام العرب أن يكون وزنه فعلان، ونونه زائدة، ولا يكون أصلا لأنه ليس في كلامهم فعلال إلا مضاعفا
So my falsehood and seriousness left from it the shop of the gatekeepers, the mud-brick makers. The measure of al-darban, according to the manner of Arab speech, is that its pattern be 'fa'laan', and its noon is extra, and it is not original because 'fa'laal' is not in their speech except when doubled.
الدربان، بالكسر والضم، لغتان عن كراع
Al-darban, with kasra and damma, are two linguistic variants according to Kra'a.
وقيل: الدرابنة: التجار
And it was said: Al-darabanah: the merchants.