ضبط

abt(inf. n. of ضبط 'to keep, preserve'; 'to withhold, restrain,' etc.), 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:—abt karnā, v.t. To preserve, watch over, etc.; to rule over; to restrain, control, check; to take possession of, to seize, attach, confiscate, etc.:—abt-honā, v.n. To be restrained, be kept under control;—to be taken possession of, be seized, or confiscated, etc.