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زءب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of carrying or bearing something, often with a sense of speed or intensity. It also extends to drinking vigorously and dragging a load.

Derived headwords

زَأَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to carry quicklyboth

    To carry a waterskin, then to approach with it swiftly. It also means to carry something embraced in a single movement.

  2. 2.
    to drink intenselyboth

    To drink a strong, vigorous drink.

  3. 3.
    to dragclassical

    To drag one's load.

زَأْبnoun
  1. 1.
    carryingboth

    The act of carrying something, especially embraced, in a single movement.

  2. 2.
    intense drinkingboth

    Vigorous drinking.

ازْدَأَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to carryboth

    To carry a waterskin, or to carry what one can bear and walk quickly.

  2. 2.
    to bearboth

    To bear or carry a load.

ازْدِئَابnoun
  1. 1.
    bearingboth

    The act of bearing or carrying a load.

زَعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to carry embracedclassical

    To carry a waterskin embraced.

Parallel reading

زأب القربة، يزأبها زأبا، وازدأبها: حملها، ثم أقبل بها سريعا.
He carried the waterskin, carrying it vigorously, and he carried it: he bore it, then approached with it swiftly.
والازدئاب: الاحتمال.
And al-izdi'ab: bearing.
وكل ما حملته بمرة، شبه الاحتضان، فقد زأبته.
And whatever you carried in one go, like embracing it, you have carried it vigorously.
وزأب الرجل وازدأب إذا حمل ما يطيق وأسرع في المشي
And the man carried vigorously and carried if he bore what he could and hastened in his walk.
وازدأب القربة، ثم شمرا
And he carried the waterskin, then he girded himself up.
وزأبت القربة وزعبتها، وهو حملكها محتضنا.
And he carried the waterskin vigorously and carried it, which is carrying it embraced.
والزأب: أن تزأب شيئا فتحمله بمرة واحدة.
And al-za'b: that you carry something vigorously and bear it in one go.
وزأب الرجل إذا شرب شربا شديدا.
And the man drank vigorously if he drank a strong drink.
زأبت وقأبت أي شربت
I drank vigorously and I drank intensely, meaning I drank.
وزأبت به زأبا وازدأبته.
And he carried it vigorously and he carried it.
وزأب بحمله: جره.
And he carried his load vigorously: he dragged it.