دَاعَبَ (daāʿaba)to caress
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb دَاعَبَ (daāʿaba) — “to caress”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: دَاعَبَ يُدَاعِبُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| دَاعَبَ daāʿaba | يُدَاعِبُ yudaāʿibu | دَاعِبْ daāʿib | مُدَاعَبَة mudaāʿabaa |
Meanings & examples
1. to caress
- دَاعَبَ الأَبُ ابْنَتَهُ الصَّغِيرَةَ.The father caressed his little daughter.
- دَاعَبَ الرَّاعِي خِرَافَهُ بِحَنَانٍ.The shepherd caressed his sheep tenderly.
- هَلْ دَاعَبَ الفَنَّانُ القُمَاشَ بِرِقَّةٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْدَأَ بِالرَّسْمِ؟Did the artist caress the fabric gently before starting to paint?
2. to caress, to fondle
- دَاعَبَتِ الْأُمُّ وَجْهَ طِفْلِهَا الرَّضِيعِ بِحَنَانٍ.The mother caressed her infant's face with tenderness.
- دَاعَبَ الْجَدُّ شَعْرَ حَفِيدَتِهِ الصَّغِيرَةِ.The grandfather caressed his little granddaughter's hair.
- دَاعَبَتْ يَدُهُ وَجْنَةَ زَوْجَتِهِ بَعْدَ غِيَابٍ طَوِيلٍ.His hand caressed his wife's cheek after a long absence.
3. to flirt
- دَاعَبَ الرَّجُلُ زَمِيلَتَهُ بِمُزَاحٍ خَفِيفٍ.The man flirted with his female colleague with light humor.
- لَا تُدَاعِبْهَا كَثِيرًا؛ إِنَّهَا لَا تُحِبُّ ذَلِكَ.Do not flirt with her much; she does not like that.
- كَانَتْ تُدَاعِبُهُ بِنَظَرَاتِهَا وَابْتِسَامَاتِهَا.She was flirting with him with her glances and her smiles.
4. to joke with
- دَاعَبَ الأَبُ ابْنَهُ الصَّغِيرَ.The father joked with his young son.
- يُدَاعِبُ الْمُعَلِّمُ الطُّلَّابَ أَحْيَانًا.The teacher sometimes jokes with the students.
- هَلْ تُدَاعِبُ أَصْدِقَاءَكَ كَثِيرًا؟Do you joke with your friends often?
5. to play with
- داعَبَ الأَبُ اِبْنَهُ الصَّغِيرَ بِحُبٍّ وَحَنَانٍ.The father played with his young son with love and tenderness.
- تُداعِبُ الرِّيَاحُ أَغْصَانَ الشَّجَرِ بِرِقَّةٍ.The winds play gently with the tree branches.
- داعَبَتِ القِطَّةُ خَيْطَ الصُّوفِ بِأَظَافِرِهَا.The cat played with the wool thread with its claws.
6. to stroke
- دَاعَبَتِ الْأُمُّ شَعْرَ طِفْلِهَا بِلُطْفٍ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ.The mother gently stroked her child's hair before sleep.
- يُدَاعِبُ الْقِطُّ صَاحِبَهُ بِرَأْسِهِ طَالِبًا لِلْحُبِّ.The cat strokes its owner with its head, asking for affection.
- أَحَبَّتْ أَنْ تُدَاعِبَ الْحِصَانَ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ لِتَهْدِئَتِهِ.She liked to stroke the horse on its neck to calm it down.
7. to tease
- لَا تُدَاعِبْهُ كَثِيرًا حَتَّى لَا يَغْضَبَ.Don't tease him too much so he doesn't get angry.
- دَاعَبَ الْأَخُ أُخْتَهُ الصَّغِيرَةَ بِمُزَاحٍ خَفِيفٍ.The brother teased his little sister with light humor.
- كَانَ الْأَطْفَالُ يُدَاعِبُونَ بَعْضَهُمْ الْبَعْضَ فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ.The children were teasing each other in the garden.
8. to toy with
- دَاعَبَ الطِّفْلُ قِطَّتَهُ بِخِفَّةٍ.The child toyed with his cat lightly.
- كَانَ يُدَاعِبُ أَفْكَارًا جَدِيدَةً فِي ذِهْنِهِ.He was toying with new ideas in his mind.
- لَا تُدَاعِبِ النَّارَ فَهِيَ خَطِيرَةٌ.Do not toy with fire, for it is dangerous.
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