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جرشب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a woman reaching old age and approaching death. It also extends to concepts of becoming weak, ill, recovering, or being short and stout.

Derived headwords

جَرشَبَتverb
  1. 1.
    to reach old age and dieclassical

    Said of a woman who has reached forty or fifty years of age and is nearing death.

جَرْشَبِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    old and dyingclassical

    An adjective describing a woman who has reached old age and is nearing death.

إن غلاما، غره جرشبية، ... على بضعها، من نفسه، لضعيف مطلقة، أو مات عنها حليلها، ... يظل، لنابيها، عليه صريف — <English translation>
جَرشَبَتverb
  1. 1.
    to become weak or illclassical

    Said of a man who has become weak or ill.

انْدَمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to recover from illnessclassical

    To heal or recover from sickness, used in conjunction with becoming weak or ill.

جَرْشَبadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    Describing a person who is short and fat.

Parallel reading

جرشبت المرأة: بلغت أربعين أو خمسين إلى أن تموت.
The woman 'jarshabat': she reached forty or fifty until she dies.
إن غلاما، غره جرشبية، ... على بضعها، من نفسه، لضعيف مطلقة، أو مات عنها حليلها، ... يظل، لنابيها، عليه صريف
Indeed, a youth, deceived by an old woman nearing death... concerning her private parts, from himself, for a weak divorced woman, or one whose husband died... he remains, to her old age, with the creaking sound upon him.
جرشبت المرأة إذا ولت وهرمت
The woman 'jarshabat' if she has passed on (in age) and become decrepit.
وجرشب الرجل: هزل، أو مرض، ثم اندمل
And the man 'jarshaba': he became weak, or ill, then recovered.
وكذلك جرشم.
And likewise 'jarshama'.
الجرشب: القصير السمين.
Al-jarshab: the short and stout.