خرعب

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something that is slender, tall, and tender, often referring to young plants, branches, or youthful, well-proportioned individuals. It can also denote something large and fleshy, or a tender and soft disposition.

Derived headwords

الخَرْعُوبَةnoun

1.
piece of gourdclassical
A piece or segment of a gourd (قرعة).
2.
piece of cucumberclassical
A piece or segment of a cucumber (قثاء).
3.
piece of fatclassical
A piece or segment of fat (شحم).
4.
slender, young branchboth
A slender, young branch that has grown for its year, or a tall, tender, and fresh shoot that has not yet become strong.
5.
youthful, well-proportioned womanboth
A youthful, beautiful, and well-built woman with a fine stature, resembling a tender branch.

الخَرْعَبnoun

1.
slender, young branchboth
A slender, young branch that has grown for its year, or a tall, tender, and fresh shoot that has not yet become strong.

الخَرْعُوبnoun

1.
slender, young branchboth
A slender, young branch that has grown for its year, or a tall, tender, and fresh shoot that has not yet become strong.
2.
tall, well-formed camelboth
A camel that is large and tall, or tall with good form.

الخَرْعَبَةnoun

1.
youthful, well-proportioned womanboth
A youthful, beautiful, and well-built woman with a fine stature, resembling a tender branch. It can also mean a large and fleshy woman, or one who is tender, soft, and well-mannered.
2.
tender, soft, fair womanclassical
A tender, soft, and well-mannered woman, or a fair-skinned one.
3.
tender, soft bodyboth
A body that is tender, soft, and well-formed.

امرأة خرعبةadjective

1.
slender-boned, fleshy womanboth
A woman who is slender in bone structure but fleshy, and soft.

امرأة خرعوبةadjective

1.
slender-boned, fleshy womanboth
A woman who is slender in bone structure but fleshy, and soft.

جسم خرعبadjective

1.
tender, soft bodyboth
A body that is tender, soft, and well-formed.

الخَرْعَبَةnoun

1.
tender, long-limbed girlclassical
A girl who is tender in her limbs (قصب) and tall.

الغصن الخرعوبadjective

1.
bending branchclassical
A branch that is bent or drooping.

رجل خرعبadjective

1.
tall, fleshy manboth
A man who is tall and has a considerable amount of flesh.

جمل خرعوبadjective

1.
tall, well-formed camelboth
A camel that is tall and has good form.

الخَرْعُوبnoun

1.
large, tall camelclassical
A camel that is large and tall.

Parallel reading

الخرعوبة: القطعة من القرعة، والقثاء، والشحم.

Al-khar'ūbah: A piece of the gourd, the cucumber, and the fat.

والخرعب والخرعوب والخرعوبة: الغصن لسِنَتِه، وقيل: هو القضيب السامق الغض؛ وقيل: هو القضيب الناعم، الحديث النبات الذي لم يشتد.

And al-khar'ab, al-khar'ūb, and al-khar'ūbah: the branch for its year; it is said: it is the tall, tender shoot; and it is said: it is the soft, newly grown shoot that has not yet become strong.

والخرعبة: الشابة الحسنة الجسيمة في قوام كأنها الخرعوبة؛ وقيل: هي الجسيمة اللحيمة؛ وقال اللحياني: الخرعبة: الرخصة اللينة، الحسنة الخلق؛ وقيل: هي البيضاء.

And al-khar'abah: the youthful, beautiful, and well-built woman with a stature like al-khar'ūbah; and it is said: she is the large and fleshy one; and Al-Lihyani said: al-khar'abah: the tender, soft, well-mannered one; and it is said: she is the fair-skinned one.

وامرأة خرعبة وخرعوبة: رقيقة العظم، كثيرة اللحم، ناعمة.

And a woman (is) khar'abah and khar'ūbah: slender-boned, fleshy, and soft.

وجسم خرعب: كذلك؛

And a body (is) khar'ab: likewise.

الأصمعي: الخرعبة الجارية اللينة القصب، الطويلة؛

Al-Asma'i: Al-khar'abah (is) the girl who is tender in her limbs and tall.

وقال الليث: هي الشابة الحسنة القوام، كأنها خرعوبة من خراعيب الأغصان، من نبات سنتها.

And Al-Layth said: she is the youthful woman of good stature, as if she were a tender branch from the tender branches of the season's growth.

والغصن الخرعوب: المنثني؛

And the branch al-khar'ūb: the bent one.

ورجل خرعب: طويل، في كثرة من لحمه.

And a man (is) khar'ab: tall, with a considerable amount of flesh.

وجمل خرعوب: طويل في حسن خلق.

And a camel (is) khar'ūb: tall with good form.

وقيل: الخرعوب من الإبل العظيمة الطويلة.

And it is said: al-khar'ūb (describes) camels that are large and tall.