ضَرْب
who beats much
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Also written ضرب: ضَرَبَ (to multiply) · ضَرَبَ (to mount)
Highlights
Present tense
يَضْرِبُ
Verbal noun
ضَرْب
Active participle
ضَارِب
Passive participle
مَضْرُوب
Most common words from the same root
ضَرَبَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to strike, to beat, to hit
ضَرَبَ رَأْسَهُ بِٱلْجِدَارِHe hit his head against the wall.
- to shoot at, to fire at, to bombard transitive
- 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 النَّاسِIgnominy shall be their portion wheresoever they are found save (where they grasp) a rope from Allah and a rope from men.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:112
- to leave, to abandon, to turn away from, to forsake
- to sting (of a scorpion)
- to pitch (a tent)
ضَرَبَ خَيْمَةًto pitch a tent
- to coin, to mint, to strike
- to seal, to stamp
- to erase
- to cast, to throw, to set, to put
ضَرَبَ الفَخًّا عَلَى الطَائِرِhe threw the snare over the birdضَرَبَ بَيْنَهُمَا سَدًْاhe set a barrier between (the two of) them
- to be long (of the night)
- to set or posit as an example or make a simile of, to be proverbial with
Words from the root ض-ر-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
ضَرَبَ
· present يَضْرِبُ
Form I · The plain action
to strike, to beat, to hit; to shoot at, to fire at, to bombard; to play
ضَرَبَ
· present يَضْرِبُ
Form I · The plain action
to multiply; to pulsate, to throb, to beat (of a vein or the heart); to ache violently, to hurt severely (of a wound or tooth)
ضَرْب
ضَرَبَان
ضَارِب
مَضْرُوب
ضَرَبَ
· present يَضْرِبُ
Form I · The plain action
to mount (a female camel); to mix
ضِرَاب
ضَارِب
مَضْرُوب
ضَرِبَ
· present يَضْرَبُ
Form I · The plain action
to be smitten by hoarfrost or rime
ضَرَب
مَضْرُوب
ضَرُبَ
· present يَضْرُبُ
Form I · The plain action
to give a violent hit, give a sound blow
ضَرَابَة
مَضْرُوب
ضَرَّبَ
· present يُضَرِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to beat violently or repeatedly; to mix, mix up; to stir up discord
تَضْرِيب
مُضَرِّب
مُضَرَّب
ضَارَبَ
· present يُضَارِبُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to fight; to speculate, to venture
مُضَارَبَة
مُضَارِب
مُضَارَب
أَضْرَبَ
· present يُضْرِبُ
Form IV · Causative
to leave, to abandon, to turn away (from); to remain (in)
إِضْرَاب
مُضْرِب
مُضْرَب
تَضَارَبَ
· present يَتَضَارَبُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to come to or trade blows, hit, beat or smite each other; to be divided, differ, conflict, clash, be contradictory
تَضَارُب
مُتَضَارِب
اِنْضَرَبَ
· present يَنْضَرِبُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to get beaten, hit, smitten, befallen, afflicted with
اِنْضِرَاب
مُنْضَرِب
اِضْطَرَبَ
· present يَضْطَرِبُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to be disturbed, to be in a state of emotional or psychological distress, unrest, etc; to be confounded, to be flustered, to be ill at ease
اِضْطِرَاب
disturbance
مُضْطَرِب
agitated
tribute
مِضْرَب
bat
ضَرَبَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | ضَرَبْتُ | أَضْرِبُ | أَضْرِبَ | أَضْرِبْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | ضَرَبْتَ | تَضْرِبُ | تَضْرِبَ | تَضْرِبْ | اِضْرِبْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | ضَرَبْتِ | تَضْرِبِينَ | تَضْرِبِي | تَضْرِبِي | اِضْرِبِي |
| هُوَ he | ضَرَبَ | يَضْرِبُ | يَضْرِبَ | يَضْرِبْ | — |
| هِيَ she | ضَرَبَتْ | تَضْرِبُ | تَضْرِبَ | تَضْرِبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | ضَرَبْتُمَا | تَضْرِبَانِ | تَضْرِبَا | تَضْرِبَا | اِضْرِبَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | ضَرَبَا | يَضْرِبَانِ | يَضْرِبَا | يَضْرِبَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | ضَرَبَتَا | تَضْرِبَانِ | تَضْرِبَا | تَضْرِبَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | ضَرَبْنَا | نَضْرِبُ | نَضْرِبَ | نَضْرِبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | ضَرَبْتُمْ | تَضْرِبُونَ | تَضْرِبُوا | تَضْرِبُوا | اِضْرِبُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | ضَرَبْتُنَّ | تَضْرِبْنَ | تَضْرِبْنَ | تَضْرِبْنَ | اِضْرِبْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | ضَرَبُوا | يَضْرِبُونَ | يَضْرِبُوا | يَضْرِبُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | ضَرَبْنَ | يَضْرِبْنَ | يَضْرِبْنَ | يَضْرِبْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | ضَرْب |
|---|---|
| Active participle | ضَارِب |
| Passive participle | مَضْرُوب |
ضَرَبَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to strike
ضَرَبَ رَأْسَهُ بِٱلْجِدَارِHe hit his head against the wall.
to impose
ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ أَيْنَ مَا ثُقِفُوا إِلَّا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِنَ النَّاسِIgnominy shall be their portion wheresoever they are found save (where they grasp) a rope from Allah and a rope from men.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:112
to pitch
ضَرَبَ خَيْمَةًto pitch a tent
to cast
ضَرَبَ الفَخًّا عَلَى الطَائِرِhe threw the snare over the bird
to cast
ضَرَبَ بَيْنَهُمَا سَدًْاhe set a barrier between (the two of) them
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