ضبط ẓabt̤ inf. n. of ضبط 'to keep, preserve'; 'to withhold, restrain,' c.
A ضبط ẓabt̤ (inf. n. of ضبط 'to keep, preserve'; 'to withhold, restrain,' &c.), s.m. Keeping, taking care of, guarding, defending, watching over, ruling, governing; regulation, government, direction, discipline; restraint, control, check; taking possession of, possession, seizure, confiscation, sequestration, resumption:—ẓabt̤ karnā, v.t. To preserve, watch over, &c.; to rule over; to restrain, control, check; to take possession of, to seize, attach, confiscate, &c.:—ẓabt̤-honā, v.n. To be restrained, be kept under control;—to be taken possession of, be seized, or confiscated, &c.
ضابط ẓābit̤ act. part. of ضبط 'to keep, preserve,' c.
A ضابط ẓābit̤ (act. part. of ضبط 'to keep, preserve,' &c.), Careful, cautious, provident, prudent; practising self-control, self-denying, abstemious, continent;—exact, correct, accurate, strict; punctual;—restrainer; possessor, master, ruler, governor:—ẓābit̤uʼl-kul, Lord or ruler of all; the Omnipotent.
