ضرب

العربية

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ضرب

/dˤa.ra.ba/
/dˤa.ri.ba/
/dˤu.ri.ba/
/dˤa.ru.ba/
/dˤar.ra.ba/
/dˤarb/
/dˤa.rab/

verb ضَرَبَ · ḍaraba · يَضْرِبُ · ضَرْب · ضَارِب

to strike, to beat, to hit ضَرَبَ رَأْسَهُ بِٱلْجِدَارِ
transitive to shoot at, to fire at, to bombard
to play
to type (on a keyboard or typewriter)
to impose, to inflict ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ أَيْنَ مَا ثُقِفُوا إِلَّا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ
to leave, to abandon, to turn away from, to forsake
to sting (of a scorpion)
to pitch (a tent) ضَرَبَ خَيْمَةً
to coin, to mint, to strike
to seal, to stamp
to erase
to cast, to throw, to set, to put ضَرَبَ الفَخًّا عَلَى الطَائِرِ
to be long (of the night)
to set or posit as an example or make a simile of, to be proverbial with خِلَاط بكَسر أوله، وآخره طاء مهملة: بلدة عامرة مشهورة كثيرة الخيرات، وهى قصبة أرمينية الوسطى، يضرب ببردها فى الشتاء المثل، وبُحَيْرَتُها يُجلَبُ منها السمك الطّرّيخ، [على وزن سكّين] ^(«٣») ، ليس فى غيرها، يُحمَلُ إلى سائرِ البلاد البعيدة، وهى من العجب، فإنها عشرة أشهر لا يوجد فيها حيوان، لا سمك ولا

verb ضَرَبَ · ḍaraba · يَضْرِبُ · ضَرْب · ضَرَبَان

transitive to multiply
intransitive to pulsate, to throb, to beat (of a vein or the heart)
intransitive to ache violently, to hurt severely (of a wound or tooth)
intransitive to roam, to travel
intransitive to migrate (of a bird)
intransitive to cruise (of a ship)
intransitive to incline, to tend, to shade قرنوة: الغافقي: قال قوم أنها الهرنوة والقرنوة أيضاً حشيشة. […] قال أبو حنيفة: هي عشبة يضرب ورقها إلى الحمرة وهي مرة يدبغ بها. وقال أيضاً عن بعضهم: هي خضراء غبراء على ساق لها ثمرة كالسنبلة ومنابتها السهول وهي مرعى. وقال آخر: القرنوة عشبة يطول ورقها كورق الحندقوقا عفصة تستعمل في دباغة الجلود وقيل أنها

verb ضَرَبَ · ḍaraba · يَضْرِبُ · ضِرَاب · ضَارِب

to mount (a female camel)
transitive to mix

verb ضَرَبَ · ḍaraba · يَضْرُبُ · - · ضَارِب · مَضْرُوب

to get the better of in beating

verb ضَرِبَ · ḍariba · يَضْرَبُ · ضَرَب · يُضْرَبُ · ضُرِبَ

to be smitten by hoarfrost or rime

verb ضَرُبَ · ḍaruba · يَضْرُبُ · ضَرَابَة · -

to give a violent hit, give a sound blow

verb ضَرَّبَ · ḍarraba · يُضَرِّبُ · تَضْرِيب · مُضَرِّب

to beat violently or repeatedly
to mix, mix up
to stir up discord
to sew on a lining or padding
to drink of the milk called ضَرِيب (ḍarīb, “milk of several camels in the same bucket”)
to get overtaken by the snow (ضَرِيب (ḍarīb, “snow, hoarfrost, ice”))
to be deep-set (of an eye)

noun ضَرْب · ḍarb · ضُرُوب · أَضْرُب · الضَّرْب

noun from verb verbal noun of ضَرَبَ (ḍaraba, “to beat”) (form I)
beating, striking, hitting
violence, power
haste, hurry
the playing of musical instruments
minting
multiplication
make, form, fashion, mold, cast
sort, species
report of a gun
similarity
last foot of the second hemistich

adjective ضَرْب · ḍarb · أَضْرَاب · الضَّرْب · ضَرْبَة

who beats much
brave, bold
active, clever
of a slender make and not fleshy
slight, light
beaten
coined
similar, like

noun ضَرَب · ḍarab · الضَّرَب · ضَرَبٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of ضُرِبَ (ḍuriba) (form I)
noun from verb verbal noun of ضَرِبَ (ḍariba) (form I)

In English

beat to hit, to knock, to pound, to strike
hit to administer a blow — see also strike
strike to hit
multiplication calculation
smite to hit
battery legal: act of unlawful violence
multiply to perform multiplication on a number
beating action of the verb to beat
drub to beat with a stick

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ضرب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}