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تلب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns young equines, specifically the offspring of a female wild ass. It also extends to terms for fighters and a specific tribal name, with some metaphorical uses for humans.

Derived headwords

التولبnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring of a wild assclassical

    The young of a female wild ass (atan) when it has completed its first year. It is also used for a foal in general.

  2. 2.
    Metaphorical use for a childclassical

    It can be metaphorically applied to a human child.

أم تولبnoun
  1. 1.
    Mother of a foalclassical

    A term used for the female wild ass (atan), referring to her as the mother of a foal (tulabb).

تولباnoun
  1. 1.
    Foalclassical

    A term for a foal, specifically mentioned in relation to the wild ass.

تلبname
  1. 1.
    Tribal nameclassical

    The name of a man from the tribe of Banu al-Anbar, and also mentioned as a man from Banu Tamim.

المتالبnoun
  1. 1.
    Fightersclassical

    A term referring to those who engage in combat or fighting.

تلبnoun
  1. 1.
    A specific man's nameclassical

    The name of a man from Banu al-Anbar, and also mentioned as a man from Banu Tamim.

Parallel reading

التولب: ولد الأتان من الوحش إذا استكمل الحول.
Al-tulabb: the offspring of the wild ass (atan) when it has completed its first year.
وفي الصحاح: التولب الجحش.
And in Al-Sihah: Al-tulabb is a foal.
ويقال للأتان: أم تولب، وقد يستعار للإنسان.
And the female wild ass is called: Umm Tulabb, and it may be metaphorically used for a human.
قال أوس بن حجر يصف صبيا: وذات هدم، عار نواشرها، ... تصمت بالماء تولبا جدعا
Aws bin Hujr said, describing a boy: And of a ruined structure, its bones exposed... silencing with water a strong-willed foal.
الليث يقال: تبا لفلان وتلبا يتبعونه التب.
Al-Layth said: 'Tabban li-fulan' and 'Talaban', they follow it with 'Al-tabb'.
والمتالب: المقاتل.
And Al-mutallib: the fighters.
والتلب: رجل من بني العنبر، عن ابن الأعرابي.
And Al-Tlibb: a man from Banu al-Anbar, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.
أنشد: لا هم إن كان بنو عميره، ... رهط التلب، هؤلا مقصوره، قد أجمعوا لغدرة مشهوره، ... فابعث عليهم سنة قاشوره، تحتلق المال احتلاق النوره
He recited: O Allah, if Banu 'Umayrah, ... the clan of Al-Tlibb, these are the shortened ones, have agreed upon a famous treachery, ... then send upon them a devastating year, that consumes wealth like the consumption of the Nura plant.
أي أخلصوا فلم يخالطهم غيرهم من قومهم.
Meaning they were pure and unmixed with others from their people.
هجا رهط التلب بسببه.
He satirized the clan of Al-Tlibb because of it.
التهذيب: التلب اسم رجل من بني تميم، وقد روى عن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، شيئا.
Al-Tahdhib: Al-Tlibb is the name of a man from Banu Tamim, and something has been narrated from the Prophet, peace be upon him.