destruction, debilitation

, (S, O, K,) an inf. n. of which the verb is ضَعَّ, aor. , (TK,) The breaking, or training, (S,) or training well, (IAar, O, K,) a he-camel, (IAar, S, O, K,) and a she-camel, not previously trained: (IAar, O, K:) or the saying to a camel ↓ ضَعْ in order that he may become well trained. (Th, S, O, K.)

, (inf. n. ضَعْضَعَةٌ, TK,) He threw it down, or pulled it down, [or rased it,] to the ground; (S, O, K;) namely, a building. (S, O.) ― -b2- And ضَعْضَعَهُ الدَّهْرُ Time, or fortune, lowered, humbled, or abased him; (S, O;) and so بِهِ الدَّهْرُ ↓ تَضَعْضَعَ. (TA.) [See also ضَعْضَعَةٌ below.]

, referring to a building, i. q. اِتَّضَعَتْ, (S,) i. e. [Its angles, or corners, or its sides,] sank down; and became in a state of ruin. (PS.) ― -b2- And تضعضع said of a man, (S, O,) He was, or became, lowly, humble, submissive, or abased; (S, O, K;) [or he lowered, humbled, or abased, himself;] لِآخَرَ [to another], (S,) or لِغَنِىٍّ [to a rich person]. (O.) Hence, (S,) Aboo-Dhu-eyb says, " وَتَجَلُّدِى لِلشَّامِتِينَ أُرِيهُمُ أَنِّى لِرَيْبِ الدَّهْرِ لَا أَتَضَعْضَعُ " [And my constraining myself to behave with hardiness to those who rejoice at my misfortune: I show them that I will not humble myself to the evil accidents of time]. (S, * O.) ― -b3- And He became poor: (O, K:) as though from ضَعَّ: (O:) and تصعصع is a dial. var. thereof, on the authority of Aboo-Sa'eed. (TA.) ― -b4- And He became weak, and light in his body, by reason of disease, or of grief. (TA.) ― -b5- And تضعضع مَالُهُ His property became little. (TA.) ― -b6- See also R. Q. 1.

: see the first paragraph above.

: see ضَعْضَاعٌ.

inf. n. of ضَعْضَعَهُ [q. v.]. (TK.) ― -b2- And [as though inf. n. of ضُعْضِعَ] Lowliness, humility, or submissiveness: (TA, and Ham p. 369:) [as used in the present day, a state of depression; languor; weakness; and poverty:] and hardship, or adversity. (TA.)

Weak: applied in this sense to anything. (S, O, K.) ― -b2- And A man without judgment, (S, O, K,) and without prudence, or precaution, or discretion; (O, K;) and ↓ ضَعْضَعٌ signifies the same, (S, O, K,) being a contraction of the former word. (S, O.)

[the part. n. of R. Q. 2, q. v.,] is used by the Arabs as meaning A poor man. (O.)