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جدب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 جَدُبَ جدب , (A, Msb, K,) aor. جَدُبَ , (K,) inf. n. جُدُوبَةٌ, (S, A, Msb, K,) It (a place, S, A, K, or a country, or region, Msb,) was, or became, affected with drought, barrenness, or dearth; or with drought, and dryness of the earth; (S, A, Msb, K;) as also جَدِبَ, (A,) inf. n. جَدَبٌ; (KL;) or جَدَبَ; (K;) and ↓ اجدب; (A, K;) or جَدِبَت, aor. جَدَبَ ; and ↓ أَجْدَبَت; both said of the earth or land (الأَرْض): (Msb:) and ↓ أَجْدَبَتِ البِلَادُ the countries, or regions, were affected with drought, and the prices became high [ therein ]. (TA.) -A2- جَدَبَهُ, (S, M, A, Msb, K,) aor. جَدِبَ (M, Msb, K) and جَدُبَ , (K,) inf. n. جَدْبٌ, (Msb,) He found fault with it; dispraised it; expressed disapprobation of it. (S, M, A, Msb, K.) So in the saying (S, A) relating to 'Omar, (A, TA,) in a trad., (S,) جَدَبَ السَّمَرَ بَعْدَ العِشَاآءِ (S) or بَعْدَ العَتَمَةِ (A) [ He expressed disapprobation of night-discourse after nightfall, or after the first third of the night reckoned from the disappearance of the redness of the twilight ].

Derived headwords

جَدُبَverb
  1. 1.
جَدَبَ السَّمَرَ بَعْدَ العِشَاآءِ
بَعْدَ العَتَمَةِ