دَرْبٌ
Root: درب
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دَرْبٌ
is not a word of Arabic origin: الدَّرْبٌ is [the Arabic name of the ancient Derbe, near the Cilician Gates, which were the chief mountain-pass, from the direction of the countries occupied by the Arabs, into the territory of the Greek Empire: these “ Gates ” are mentioned by El-Idreesee as fortified, and guarded by troops who watched the persons going and coming:] a well-known place in
الرُّوم [or the territory of the Greek Empire], mentioned by Imra-el-Keys, [as El-Idreesee also says,] in the words,
2 Also A place in which dates are put to dry.
[My companion wept when he saw the درب around him; knowing himself to be in the power of the Greeks]. [Hence,] Any place of entrance, (Kh, T, M, A, Mgh [in my copy of which it is written دَرَب in all its senses], K,) or a narrow pass, to [the territory of] الرُّوم: or such as is not open at both ends: such as is open at both ends being called دَرَبٌ : or a place of entrance between two mountains: or a narrow pass in mountains: and hence it has another meaning well known: [i. e.] the gate of a سِكَّة [here meaning street: misunderstood by Golius, who has consequently explained دَرْبٌ as having, for one of its meaning, “ portaبَكَى صَاحِبِى لَمَّا رَأَى الدَّرْبَ حَوْلَهُ
2 Also A place in which dates are put to dry.
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