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Where does “ضَبّ” come from?

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

ضَبّ (Arabic): spiny-tailed lizard

Definitions

  1. spiny-tailed lizard

Ancestry of “ضَبّ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticṣ́abb-a type of lizard or reptile; creature that...

Words derived from “ضَبّ”

  • dabb lizard
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