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جرعب
Root entry · 7 derived lemmasThis root appears to describe qualities of coarseness, roughness, and severity, particularly in relation to people and difficult situations. It also encompasses the physical state of being struck down or prostrated.
Derived headwords
الجُرَعْبnoun
- 1.coarse personboth
A person who is rough, uncouth, or boorish in their manners and disposition.
جُرَعْبِيبadjective
- 1.coarse, roughboth
Describing something or someone as thick, coarse, or unrefined.
جرعبيبadjective
- 1.severe calamityboth
Used to describe a calamitous event or a severe ordeal.
اِجْرَعَنَverb
- 1.to be prostratedclassical
To fall down and lie stretched out on one's face, as if struck or overcome.
اِرْجَعَنَverb
- 1.to be prostratedclassical
To fall down and lie stretched out on one's face, as if struck or overcome.
اِجْرَعَبَverb
- 1.to be prostratedclassical
To fall down and lie stretched out on one's face, as if struck or overcome.
اِجْلَعَبَverb
- 1.to be prostratedclassical
To fall down and lie stretched out on one's face, as if struck or overcome.
Parallel reading
الجُرَعْب: الجافي.
Al-jura'ab: the coarse one.
والجرعبيب «1»: الغليظ.
And al-jara'beeb: the thick/coarse.
وداهية جرعبيب: شديدة.
And a jara'beeb calamity: a severe one.
اجرعن وارجعن واجرعب واجلعب إذا صرع وامتد على وجه الأرض.
Ijra'an, warja'an, wajra'ab, wajla'ab means to be prostrated and stretched out on one's face.