The quadriliteral root dhāl bā dhāl bā (ذ ب ذ ب) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form II passive participle mudhabdhabīn (مُّذَبْذَبِين). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Passive participle (form II)
| (4:143:1) mudhabdhabīna | Wavering | مُذَبْذَبِينَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ لَا إِلَىٰ هَٰؤُلَاءِ وَلَا إِلَىٰ هَٰؤُلَاءِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
