Arabic

Verb

دَرِبَ • ‎(dariba) I, non-past يَدْرَبُ‎ (yadrabu)

1. to accustom oneself, become familiar with
2. (construed with بِ ‎(bi)) to practice in
3. to be badly off

Conjugation

References

• “درب” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “درب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Causative of دَرِبَ ‎(dariba, “to accustom oneself, become familiar, practice in”).

Pronunciation

Verb

دَرَّبَ • ‎(darraba) II, non-past يُدَرِّبُ‎ (yudarribu)

1. to accustom, to familiarize
2. to exercise, to drill
3. to show oneself enduring
4. to guide, to direct

Conjugation

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “درب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Noun

دَرَب • ‎(darab) m

1. verbal noun of دَرِبَ ‎(dariba, “to accustom oneself, become familiar, practice in”) (form I)

Declension

Etymology 4

Noun

دَرْب • ‎(darb) m ‎(plural دُرُوب ‎(durūb))

1. path

Declension

Derived terms

• دَرْب التَّبَّانَة ‎(darb at-tabbāna, “Milky Way”)