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تجب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of melting, dissolving, or being purified, particularly in the context of metals like silver. It also extends to describe the residue or trace left after such a process, and can refer to specific tribal or geographical names.

Derived headwords

تُجَابnoun
  1. 1.
    melted silver residueclassical

    Refers to silver that has been melted and refined, but still contains some impurities or residue.

تُجَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of melted silverclassical

    A fragment or piece of the melted and refined silver described by 'tujāb'.

تَجَبَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to melt and refineclassical

    To undergo the process of melting and purification, especially applied to silver.

تَجْبَابnoun
  1. 1.
    silver vein in oreclassical

    A streak or line of silver found within the ore of a mine.

تَجُوبname
  1. 1.
    Yemeni tribe nameclassical

    The name of a tribe belonging to the tribes of Yemen.

Parallel reading

التجاب من حجارة الفضة: ما أذيب مرة، وقد بقيت فيه فضة
Al-tujāb from the stones of silver: what has been melted once, and silver has remained in it.
القطعة منه تجابة
A piece of it is tujābah.
التجباب: الخط من الفضة يكون في حجر المعدن
Al-tajbāb: the line of silver that is in the ore of the mine.
وتجوب: قبيلة من قبائل اليمن
And Tajūb: a tribe from the tribes of Yemen.