ردب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to measures and containers, specifically a large Egyptian dry measure called an 'irdabb'. It also extends to related concepts like large vessels, conduits for water, and building materials like tiles.

Derived headwords

الإِرْدَبّnoun

1.
Egyptian dry measureclassical
A large dry measure used by the people of Egypt, said to contain twenty-four sa's.
2.
Containerclassical
A large container or vessel, by analogy with the measure.

إِرْدَبّةnoun

1.
Large drainpipeclassical
A wide earthenware drainpipe or channel for water flowing on the surface of the ground, likened to the 'irdabb measure.
2.
Tileclassical
A tile, specifically a large brick or tile (al-ajurr al-kabir).

أَرَادِبnoun

1.
Plural of 'irdabb'classical
The plural form of 'irdabb', referring to multiple units of the Egyptian dry measure.

القِنْقَلnoun

1.
Half an 'irdabb'classical
A measure equivalent to half of an 'irdabb'.

Parallel reading

الإردب: مكيال ضخم لأهل مصر؛ قيل: يضم أربعة وعشرين صاعا

The 'irdabb: a large measure for the people of Egypt; it is said to contain twenty-four sa's.

والقمح سبعون إردبا بدينار

And seventy 'irdabbs of wheat for one dinar.

لأنه نسبهم إلى البخل، لكونهم يطفئون نارهم مخافة الضيفان

Because it attributed to them stinginess, due to their extinguishing their fire for fear of guests.

وكونهم يبخلون بالماء فيعوضون عنه البول

And their stinginess with water, substituting urine for it.

وكونهم يبخلون بالحطب فنارهم ضعيفة يطفئها بولة

And their stinginess with firewood, so their fire is weak, extinguished by a urine drop.

ووصفهم بامتهان أمهم، وذلك للؤمهم

And their description of disrespecting their mother, which is due to their baseness.

قوله الإردب مكيال ضخم لأهل مصر، ليس بصحيح، لأن الإردب لا يكال به، وإنما يكال بالويبة، والإردب بها ست ويبات

His statement that the 'irdabb is a large measure for the people of Egypt is not correct, because the 'irdabb is not measured by it; rather, it is measured by the waybah, and the 'irdabb contains six waybahs.

وفي الحديث: منعت العراق درهمها وقفيزها، ومنعت مصر إردبها، وعدتم من حيث بدأتم

And in the hadith: Iraq withheld its dirham and its qafiz, and Egypt withheld its 'irdabb, and you returned from whence you began.

الأزهري: الإردب مكيال معروف لأهل مصر، يقال إنه يأخذ أربعة وعشرين صاعا من الطعام بصاع النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم

Al-Azhari said: The 'irdabb is a known measure for the people of Egypt, said to hold twenty-four sa's of food by the sa' of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

والقنقل: نصف الإردب

And the qinqil: half the 'irdabb.

قال: والإردب أربعة وستون منا بمن بلدنا

He said: And the 'irdabb is sixty-four of our measures in our land.

ويقال للبالوعة من الخزف الواسعة: إردبة؛ شبهت بالإردب المكيال

And the wide earthenware drainpipe is called an 'irdabbah; it is likened to the 'irdabb measure.

وجمع الإردب: أرادب

And the plural of 'irdabb is 'arādib.

والإردب: القناة التي يجري فيها الماء على وجه الأرض

And the 'irdabb: the channel in which water flows on the surface of the earth.

والإردبة: القرميدة

And the 'irdabbah: the tile.

وفي الصحاح: الإردبة القرميد، وهو الآجر الكبير

And in Al-Sihah: The 'irdabbah is the tile, which is the large brick.