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جرب

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to testing, trying, experiencing, and affliction. It encompasses the act of testing something or someone, the state of being tested or afflicted, and the place where such testing or affliction occurs. It also extends to the concept of contagion or epidemic.

Derived headwords

جَرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to testboth

    To put something or someone to the test, to try out its quality or efficacy.

  2. 2.
    to be afflicted with scabiesclassical

    To suffer from a skin disease characterized by itching and sores, specifically scabies.

جَرَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    scabiesclassical

    A contagious skin disease caused by mites, characterized by itching and a rash.

  2. 2.
    testingclassical

    The act or process of testing or trying something.

جَرِبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    scabbyclassical

    Afflicted with scabies or a similar skin disease.

تَجْرِبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    experienceboth

    Direct observation of or participation in events; practical knowledge gained from doing something.

  2. 2.
    experimentboth

    A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

  3. 3.
    trialboth

    An act of testing the quality or performance of something.

مُجَرَّبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    experiencedboth

    Having gained knowledge or skill through experience.

  2. 2.
    testedboth

    Proven to be effective or reliable through repeated trials or use.

جُرْبَةٌname
  1. 1.
    Jurbahclassical

    A place name, specifically a village in the Maghreb mentioned in a hadith.

جَرَبَّىname
  1. 1.
    Jarab'aclassical

    A place name, referring to a village in the Levant, mentioned in comparison to another location.

جَرَبَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    scabbyclassical

    Suffering from scabies or a similar skin disease.

اِجْتَرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to testclassical

    To test or try something, often in a more deliberate or thorough manner.

جَرَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to test thoroughlyboth

    To test something extensively or repeatedly to ascertain its nature or quality.

  2. 2.
    to experienceboth

    To undergo or live through an event or situation.

مُجَرِّبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    testerclassical

    One who tests or tries something.

  2. 2.
    experiencedboth

    Possessing practical knowledge or skill gained from experience.

Parallel reading

عرض ما بين جنبيه كما بين جربى «1» وأذرح
The width between its sides was like the distance between Jarba' and Adhruh
هما قريتان بالشام بينهما مسيرة ثلاث ليال
They are two villages in the Levant, with a three-night journey between them.
فأما جربة، بالهاء، فقرية بالمغرب لها ذكر في حديث رويفع ابن ثابت، رضي الله عنه
As for Jurbah, with the 'taa marbuta', it is a village in the Maghreb that is mentioned in the hadith of Ruwayfi' ibn Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him.
وكان معاوية، رضي الله عنه، قد أمره على طرابلس سنة ست وأربعين
Mu'awiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, had appointed him governor over Tripoli in the year forty-six.
فغزا من طرابلس إفريقية سنة سبع وأربعين
So he raided Africa from Tripoli in the year forty-seven.
ودخلها وانصرف من عامه
And he entered it and returned in the same year.
فيقال: مات بالشام، ويقال مات ببرقة وقبره بها
It is said: he died in the Levant, and it is said he died in Barqah and his grave is there.
وروى عنه حنش بن عبد الله الصنعاني وشيبان بن أمية القتباني، رضي الله عنهم أجمعين
And Hanish ibn Abdullah al-San'ani and Shayban ibn Umayyah al-Qutbani narrated from him, may Allah be pleased with them all.
ارموا بني إسماعيل فإن أباكم كان راميا
Shoot, O children of Ishmael, for your father was an archer.
وإبراهيم، صلوات الله عليه، هو إبراهيم بن آزر بن ناحور بن ساروغ بن القاسم، الذي قسم الأرض بين أهلها
And Ibrahim, peace be upon him, is Ibrahim son of Azar, son of Nahur, son of Serug, son of Qasim, who divided the land among its people.