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ترب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

تَرِبَةٌ أراب أربى راب ربا ربى ترب تربه تربة The end of a finger; i. e. the joint in which is the nail; syn. أَنْمَلَةٌ: (S, K:) pl. تَرِبَاتٌ. (S.) -A2- Also, (S, M, K,) and ↓ تَرَبَةٌ, and ↓ تَرْبَاآءُ, (M, K,) A certain plant, (S, M, K,) growing in the plains, or in soft land, having serrated leaves: or, as some say, a certain thorny tree, of which the fruit is like a suspended unripe date, growing in the plains, or in soft land, and in rugged ground, and in Tihámeh: accord. to AHn, the تَرِبَة is a green herb, or leguminous plant, that has a purging effect upon camels: (M:) [accord. to Meyd, as stated by Golius, what is called in Persian خنفج; i. e. the plant thlaspi; and to this it is applied in the present day.]

Derived headwords

تَرِبَةٌ
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