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حثرب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of muddiness, impurity, and residue. It describes water that has become turbid and mixed with sediment, as well as the dregs or sediment left at the bottom of a pot.

Derived headwords

حثربتverb
  1. 1.
    became turbidclassical

    The water of a well became turbid and mixed with sediment.

الحثربnoun
  1. 1.
    residueclassical

    The residue or sediment that remains at the bottom of a cooking pot.

الحثربnoun
  1. 1.
    meadow plantclassical

    A type of plant that grows in a meadow or open plain.

الحربثnoun
  1. 1.
    meadow plantclassical

    A type of plant that grows in a meadow or open plain. This is an alternative form of الحثرب.

Parallel reading

حثربت القليب: كدر ماؤها، واختلطت به الحمأة.
The well became turbid: its water was muddy and mixed with sediment.
لم ترو، حتى حثربت قليبها ... نزحا، وخاف ظمأ شريبها
They were not satisfied until they muddied their well by drawing water, fearing the thirst of their drinker.
والحثرب: الوضر يبقى في أسفل القدر.
And al-ḥathrab: the residue that remains at the bottom of the pot.
والحثرب والحربث: نبات سهلي.
And al-ḥathrab and al-ḥarbath: a meadow plant.