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ذبّب

Root: ذب

Form: 2

Full Definition

ذبّبII He repelled from him, or defended him, much, or often.
2 ذبّب الذُّبَابَ: see 1.

def.2 ذَبَّبَتْ شَفَتُهُ: see 1.

def.3 [ذَبَّبَ, Verbal.Noun تَذْبِيبٌ, also signifies It left a ذُبَابَة, i. e. somewhat remaining. Hence,] ذبّب النَّهَارُ or , The day passed so as to leave thereof only a ذُبَابَة; i. e. the day had only a [small] remainder of it left. And طَعْنٌ وَرَمْىٌ غَيْرُ تَذْبِيبٍ A thrusting, or piercing, and a shooting, or casting, with energy [so as not to leave any force unexerted].
2 [Also It left not a ذُبَابَة, i.e. anything remaining: thus bearing two contr. significations. Hence,] ذبّب فِى السَّيْرِ He strove, laboured, toiled, or exerted himself, in going, or journeying, so that he left not a ذُبَابَة [or any part of his journey remaining unaccomplished]: [or] ذبّب signifies he hastened, made haste, or sped; syn. أَسْرَعَ: [and, accord. to Et-Tebreezee, this is the primary signification: for he says,] التَّذْبِيبٌ is like الطِّرَادُ [app. as meaning the act of charging, by a horse or a horseman]: but the primary meaning is الإِسْرَاعُ. And ذَبَّبْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا, Verbal.Noun تَذْبِيبٌ, Our beasts became fatigued, or jaded, by journeying [during that our night].
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