خصب

خِصْبٌ خصب Abundance of herbage [or of the produce of the earth ], and of the goods, conveniences, or comforts, of life; (A, K;) contr. of جَدْبٌ; (JK, S, Msb;) [ fruitfulness; ] increase; plenty, or abundance; (Msb:) abundance of good, or of good things: (K:) [ abundant herbage, and the like: ] truffles are included in the term خِصْبٌ; and also locusts, when they come after the herbage has dried up and the people are secure from being injured by them. (AHn.) -A2- بَلَدٌ خِصْبٌ and أَخْصَابٌ, (S, K,) like بَلَدٌ سَبْسَبٌ and سَبَاسِبُ &c., the sing. being used [in بلد اخصاب] as a pl., as though made to consist of parts, or portions, [each termed خِصْبٌ,] (S, TA,) A country, or region, abounding with herbage [or with the produce of the earth ], or with the goods, conveniences, or comforts, of life; [ fruitful; or plentiful; ] (S, * K;) as also ↓ مُخْصِبٌ (S, * A, Msb, * K) and ↓ خَصِيبٌ (S, * A, K) and ↓ خَصِبٌ. (A, Msb. *) And أَرْضٌ خَصِبٌ and ↓ خَصِيبَةٌ, (AHn, TA,) and أَرْضُونَ خِصْبٌ [because خِصْبٌ is originally an inf. n.] and خِصْبَةٌ and ↓ خَصْبَةٌ, which last word is either an inf. n. used as an epithet, or a contraction of ↓ خَصِبَةٌ, (K,) A land, and lands, abounding with herbage &c. (K, TA.) ― -b2- And عَيْشٌ خِصْبٌ and ↓ مُخْصِبٌ [ A life of abundance or plenty ]. (TA.)