Where does “ضب” come from?

ضب (Arabic) comes from Arabic ضَبّ, from Proto-Semitic ṣ́abb- — a type of lizard or reptile; creature that...

ضب (Arabic): spiny-tailed lizard, mastigure; to cleave to, to...

Definitions

  1. spiny-tailed lizard, mastigure; to cleave to, to...

Ancestry of “ضب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضَبّspiny-tailed lizard
2Proto-Semiticṣ́abb-a type of lizard or reptile; creature that...
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṣ́abb-Every word from Arabic ضَبّ