دبي

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to slow or creeping movement, and also to locusts in their early stages of development. It extends to concepts of abundance and places associated with these meanings.

Derived headwords

دَبَى، يَدْبَى، دَبْيًاverb

1.
to walk slowlyboth
To walk with a slow, deliberate gait.

الدُّبَىnoun

1.
slow walkingclassical
The act of walking slowly or with a creeping motion.
2.
young locustsboth
Locusts before they have wings, often described as white and then turning black as they grow.
3.
young insectsclassical
The smallest stage of locusts and ants.

دُبَاةnoun

1.
a young locustboth
A single young locust, before it develops wings.

مَدْبِيَةadjective

1.
abundant in locustsclassical
An area that has many young locusts or is prone to them.
2.
abundant in vegetationclassical
An area with abundant vegetation, implying it can sustain many locusts.

مَدْبِيَةadjective

1.
eaten by locustsclassical
Land whose vegetation has been consumed by young locusts.

مَدْبُوَّةadjective

1.
eaten by locustsclassical
Land whose vegetation has been consumed by young locusts (variant spelling).

أَدْبَىverb

1.
to sprout locust-like shootsclassical
Describes plants like 'urfuj' and 'ramth' when they produce shoots resembling young locusts, making them edible.

دُبَىٰname

1.
Arab marketclassical
A market place frequented by Arabs.

دُبَيّname

1.
place in al-Dahnaclassical
A location in the al-Dahna desert where locusts gather and lay eggs.

دُبَىٰ دُبَيّphrase

1.
with much wealthclassical
To come with a great deal of wealth, comparing the abundance to locusts or a vast place.

دُبَىٰ دُبَيَّيْنphrase

1.
with much wealthclassical
To come with a great deal of wealth, comparing the abundance to locusts or a vast place (variant).

أبو دُبَيَّةname

1.
poet's nameclassical
A kunya (patronymic) referring to a poet named Abu Dubayya bin 'Amir.

الدِّبَّاءnoun

1.
gourdsboth
A type of gourd or pumpkin (mentioned as previously discussed).

التَّدْبِيَةnoun

1.
craftsmanshipclassical
The act of making or crafting something.

مَدْبَاةadjective

1.
abundant in locustsclassical
Land that is rich in young locusts.

دُبَىٰ دُبْيَانphrase

1.
with much goodclassical
To come with abundant good fortune or wealth.

دُبَىٰ دُبْيَانphrase

1.
with much goodclassical
To come with abundant good fortune or wealth (variant spelling).

دُبَىٰname

1.
ancient city in Omanclassical
An old city in Oman that served as a capital.

دُبَيَّةname

1.
person's nameclassical
A name of a person, such as Dubayya bin 'Adi, an Ansari.

دُبَيَّةname

1.
person's nameclassical
A name of a person, such as Dubayya bin Hurmi al-Sulami, a guardian of al-'Uzza.

دُبَيَّةname

1.
person's nameclassical
A name of a person, such as Muhammad and Sulayman, sons of 'Utba bin Dubayya al-Sulami.

Parallel reading

المشي الرويد

Slow walking.

وقد دبى يدبى دبيا

And he walked slowly.

الدبى: الجراد قبل أن يطير

The young locust: locusts before they fly.

أصغر ما يكون من الجراد والنمل

The smallest stage of locusts and ants.

الجراد أول ما يكون سرا، وهو أبيض، فإذا تحرك واسود فهو دبى قبل أن تنبت أجنحته

Locusts are first a white grub, and when they move and turn black, they are called 'duba' before their wings grow.

الواحدة دباة

The singular is 'dubaah'.

كأن خوق قرطها المعقوب على دباة أو على يعسوب

As if the pearl of her earring was dangling on a young locust or a dragonfly.

وأرض مدبية، كمحسنة؛ عن أبي زيد؛ أي كثيرة تهما

And a 'madbiyah' land, meaning abundant in vegetation, according to Abu Zayd.

وأرض مدبية، كمرمية، عن الكسائي بمعناه، ومدبوة بالواو على المعاقبة قاله اين سيده؛ أكل الدبى نبتها

And a 'madbiyah' land, like 'marmiyah', according to Al-Kisa'i with the same meaning, and 'madbuwah' with a waw as a substitute, according to Ibn Sayyidih; meaning locusts have eaten its vegetation.

وأدبى العرفج والرمث: إذا خرج منه مثل الدبى، وهو حينئذ يصلح أن يؤكل

And 'adba' al-'urfuj and al-ramth: when shoots resembling young locusts emerge from them, at which time they are suitable for eating.

دبى، كعلى: سوق للعرب

Dubaa, like 'ala: a market for Arabs.

دبي، كسمي: ع لين بالدهناء يألفه الجرادا فيبيض فيه

Dubayy, like 'sumayy: a spring in al-Dahna that locusts frequent to lay eggs.

جاء فلان بدبى دبي، كسمي، وبدبى دبيين: مشى دبي كسمي، أي بمال كثير

So-and-so came with 'duba dubayy', meaning he came with much wealth.

فالدبى معروف؛ ودبي: موضع واسع، فكأنه قال: جاء بمال! كدبى ذلك الموضع الواسع

For 'al-duba' is known; and Dubayy is a vast place, so it's as if he said: 'He came with wealth!' like that vast place.

جاء فلان بدبى دبى، أي جاء بمال كالدبى في الكثرة

So-and-so came with 'duba dubayy', meaning he came with wealth like the abundance of locusts.

يدبى دبى يدبى كيسعى، ودبى مثل رحى إذا جاء بمال كالدبى

He comes with 'duba dubayy' or 'duba' like 'raha' if he comes with wealth like locusts.

أبو دبية، بالضم: شاعر

Abu Dubayya, with damma: a poet.

والدباء للقرع تقدم ذكره في الباء الموحدة

And 'al-duabaa' for gourds was mentioned previously under the letter Baa'.

أرض مدباة: كثيرة الدبى؛ نقله الجوهري

A 'madbaah' land: abundant in young locusts; as narrated by Al-Jawahiri.

وجاء بدبى دبيان ودبى دبيان، كعثمان وعليان، كلاهما عن ثعلب؛ أي بالخير الكثير

And he came with 'duba dubyan' and 'duba dubyan', both from Tha'lab; meaning with abundant good.

دبى: من المدن القديمة بعمان كانت القصبة؛ عن نصر

Dubayy: among the ancient cities of Oman, it was the capital; according to Nasr.

دبية بن عدي بن زيد بن عامر بن لوذان الأنصاري الخطمي قتل مع علي بصفين

Dubayya bin 'Adi bin Zayd bin 'Amir bin Lawdhan Al-Ansari Al-Khatmi was killed with Ali at Siffin.

دبية بن حرمي السلمي سادن العزى

Dubayya bin Hurmi Al-Sulami, the guardian of Al-'Uzza.

محمد وسليمان ابنا عتبة بن دبية بن جابر السلمي من خلفاء أبي طالب قتلا بالحرة

Muhammad and Sulayman, sons of 'Utba bin Dubayya bin Jabir Al-Sulami, among the successors of Abu Talib, were killed at Al-Harrah.