دُبَّ
Root: دب
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دُبَّ
and شُبَّ are used as nouns, by the introduction of مِنْ before them, though originally verbs. (S and K * and TA in art. شب.) One says, أَعْيَيْتَنِى مِنْ شُبَّ إِلَى دُبَّ, by way of imitation [of a verbal phrase], and من
شُبٍّ الى دُبٍّ, Thou hast wearied me from the time of thy becoming a youth until thy walking gently, [or creeping along, resting] upon a staff: a prov.: said alike to a man and to a woman. (TA in art. شب.) And فَعَلْتَ كَذَا مِنْ شُبَّ إِلَى دُبَّ and من شُبٍّ الى دُبٍّ
Thou hast done thus from youth until thy walking gently, [or creeping along, resting] upon the staff.
def.2 دُبٌّ: see دُبَّةٌ, in two places.
def.3 Also [The bear;] a certain beast of prey, well known; a certain foul, or noxious, animal: a genuine Arabic word: fem. with ة: pl. [of mult.] دِبَبَةٌ and [of pauc.] أَدْبَابٌ.
2 [Hence,] الدُّبُّ
def.2 دُبٌّ: see دُبَّةٌ, in two places.
def.3 Also [The bear;] a certain beast of prey, well known; a certain foul, or noxious, animal: a genuine Arabic word: fem. with ة: pl. [of mult.] دِبَبَةٌ and [of pauc.] أَدْبَابٌ.
2 [Hence,] الدُّبُّ
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