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جحرب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone of large, imposing physical stature. It specifically refers to large build, broadness, and sometimes a large belly or gut.

Derived headwords

جَحْرَبadjective
  1. 1.
    large of buildclassical

    Describing a horse that is large in its physical creation and build.

جَحَارِبadjective
  1. 1.
    large of buildclassical

    Describing a horse that is large in its physical creation and build.

جَحْرَبadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    Describing a man who is short in height but broad and stout in build.

  2. 2.
    wide-guttedclassical

    Describing a man who has a wide or large abdomen or gut.

جَحْرَبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    large-belliedclassical

    Describing a man who has a large or prominent belly.

Parallel reading

فرس جحرب وجحارب: عظيم الخلق.
A horse, jahrab and jahārib: large of build.
والجحرب من الرجال: القصير الضخم،
And al-jahrab among men: the short and stout,
وقيل: الواسع الجوف، عن كراع.
And it was said: the wide-gutted, according to Kra'a.
ورأيت في بعض نسخ الصحاح حاشية: رجل جحربة عظيم البطن.
And I saw in some copies of Al-Sahih a marginal note: a jahrabah man, large-bellied.