Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

ذَوْبَةٌ

Root: ذوب

Full Definition

ذَوْبَةٌ A residue of wealth, or property: so in the saying أَسْلَمَ عَلَى ذَوْبَةٍ He became a Muslim on the condition of his preserving a residue of his wealth, or property.

def.2 Manifest foolishness or stupidity: so in the phrase فِى فُلَانٍ ذَوْبَةٌ In such a one is manifest foolishness or stupidity. (TA in art. شوب.) You say also, ظَهَرَتْ فِيهِ ذَوْبَةٌ, meaning Foolishness, or stupidity, appeared in him.


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