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سرب
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaمَسْرَبٌ ذ A way by which one goes; [like سَرْبٌ and سُرْبَةٌ;] syn. مَذْهَبٌ: (Har p. 448:) a place in which the مَال [i. e. camels, or cattle, ] go to pasture (تَسْرُبُ); (Ham p. 99;) and ↓ مَسْرَبَةٌ signifies [the same, or] a place of pasture: (S, K:) pl. of the former مَسَارِبُ, (Ham ubi suprà,) and so of the latter. (S, K.) ― -b2- And A channel of water. (A, and Har ubi suprà.) [Hence,] one says, اِخْضَلَّتْ مَسَارِبُ عَيْنَيْهِ i. e. (tropical:) The channels of the tears [ of his eyes became moist so as to scatter drops ]. (A.)
Derived headwords
مَسْرَبٌ
- 1.
اِخْضَلَّتْ مَسَارِبُ عَيْنَيْهِ