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جرب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

جِرَابٌ جراب , (S, Msb, K, &c.,) not جَرَابٌ, (ISk, Msb, K,) or this latter is of weak authority, (K, TA,) or peculiar to the vulgar, (S, L,) A provisionbag for travellers: (K, Har p. 174:) or a bag, or receptacle, for travelling-provisions and for goods or utensils &c.,; syn. وِعَاآءٌ: (K, TA:) or such a receptacle made of sheep-skin, in which nothing is kept but what is dry: (TA:) pl. [of mult.] جُرُبٌ (S, Msb, K) and جُرْبٌ, (S, K,) the latter a contraction of the former, (TA,) and [of pauc.] أَجْرِبَةٌ. (S, Msb, K.) ― -b2- (tropical:) A sword-case; or a case, or receptacle, in which a sword is put with its scabbard and its suspensory belt or cord; syn. قِرَابُ سَيْفٍ. (TA. [See also جُرُبَّانٌ.]) ― -b3- (assumed tropical:) The scrotum. (K.) ― -b4- جِرَابُ القَلْبِ (assumed tropical:) [ The pericardium, or heart-purse ]. (K in art. ثهت, &c.) ― -b5- جِرَابُ البِئْرِ (assumed tropical:) The cavity of the well; (M, K;) or (tropical:) its interior, (Lth, S, M, A,) from top to bottom. (Lth, S, M.) You say, اِطْوِ جِرَابَهَا بِالحِجَارَةِ Case thou its interior with stones. (A.)

Derived headwords

جِرَابٌ
  1. 1.
قِرَابُ سَيْفٍ
جِرَابُ القَلْبِ
جِرَابُ البِئْرِ
اِطْوِ جِرَابَهَا