ضَرَعَ
Root: ضرع
Form: 1
Full Definition
ضَرَعَI
, said of a lamb or kid, He took [with his mouth] the
ضَرْع [meaning dug] of his mother. [This seems to be regarded by some as the primary signification.]
2 And the same, said of a man, Present.T ـَ; and ضَرِعَ, Present.T ـَ; and ضَرُعَ, Present.T ـُ; Verbal.Noun of the first and of the third ضَرَاعَةٌ, and of the second ضَرَعٌ; He was, or became, lowly, humble, or submissive; and low, abject, or abased; إِلَيْهِ and لَهُ [to him]: or ضَرِعَ and ضَرَعَ signify he lowered, humbled, or abased, himself, [like تضرّع, which is more commonly used in this sense,] and made petition for a gift: and ضَرُعَ, Verbal.Noun ضَرَعٌ, or ضَرَاعَةٌ, he was, or became, weak; and it is said that the verb in this last sense is from ضَرَعَ in the sense expl. in the first sentence: so in the “ Mufradát ” [of Er-Rághib]: ضَرِعَ, likewise, like فَرِحَ [in measure], signifies he was, or became, weak in body, slender, spare, or light of flesh: and ضُرُوعٌ, [app. as an Verbal.Noun of which the verb is ضَرَعَ,] the being lean, or emaciated. For another explanation of ضَرَاعَةٌ, see 5.
3 [ضَرَعَ is made trans. by means of ب:] one says, ضَرَعَ بِهِ فَرَسُهُ His horse humbled him, or abased him: or, as in the L, overcame him.
4 ضَرَعَ مِنْهُ, said of an animal of prey, Verbal.Noun ضُرُوعٌ, He approached him i. e. a man, or it i. e. a thing.
5 See also the next paragraph.
2 And the same, said of a man, Present.T ـَ; and ضَرِعَ, Present.T ـَ; and ضَرُعَ, Present.T ـُ; Verbal.Noun of the first and of the third ضَرَاعَةٌ, and of the second ضَرَعٌ; He was, or became, lowly, humble, or submissive; and low, abject, or abased; إِلَيْهِ and لَهُ [to him]: or ضَرِعَ and ضَرَعَ signify he lowered, humbled, or abased, himself, [like تضرّع, which is more commonly used in this sense,] and made petition for a gift: and ضَرُعَ, Verbal.Noun ضَرَعٌ, or ضَرَاعَةٌ, he was, or became, weak; and it is said that the verb in this last sense is from ضَرَعَ in the sense expl. in the first sentence: so in the “ Mufradát ” [of Er-Rághib]: ضَرِعَ, likewise, like فَرِحَ [in measure], signifies he was, or became, weak in body, slender, spare, or light of flesh: and ضُرُوعٌ, [app. as an Verbal.Noun of which the verb is ضَرَعَ,] the being lean, or emaciated. For another explanation of ضَرَاعَةٌ, see 5.
3 [ضَرَعَ is made trans. by means of ب:] one says, ضَرَعَ بِهِ فَرَسُهُ His horse humbled him, or abased him: or, as in the L, overcame him.
4 ضَرَعَ مِنْهُ, said of an animal of prey, Verbal.Noun ضُرُوعٌ, He approached him i. e. a man, or it i. e. a thing.
5 See also the next paragraph.
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