زغرب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes abundance, particularly of water. It is used to denote large bodies of water, copious amounts of water, and by extension, someone who is generous or gives abundantly.

Derived headwords

زَغارِبadjective

1.
abundant (water)classical
Describing bodies of water that are vast and contain a large quantity of water.

زَغْرَبadjective

1.
abundant (water)classical
Said of water that is plentiful and in great quantity.
2.
generous (person)classical
Used metaphorically to describe a person who is generous or abundant in their good deeds.

زَغْرَبَةadjective

1.
abundant (water)classical
Describing a source of water, such as a spring or well, that yields a large amount of water.

زَغْرَبnoun

1.
abundant waterclassical
A large and plentiful quantity of water.

زَغْرَبadjective

1.
abundant (urine)classical
Describing urine that is copious in quantity.

زَغْرَبadjective

1.
abundant (good deeds)classical
Describing someone who is abundant in their good deeds or generosity.

Parallel reading

البحور الزغارب: الكثيرة المياه.

The abundant seas: those with much water.

وبحر زغرب: كثير الماء؛

And a sea, zaghrib: full of water;

وفي الحكم بن الصلت منك مخيلة ... نراها، وبحر، من فعالك، زغرب

And in Al-Hakam bin Al-Salt from you is a sign we see, and a sea, from your deeds, abundant.

والزغرب: الماء الكثير.

And al-zaghrib: abundant water.

وعين زغربة: كثيرة الماء، وكذلك البئر.

And a spring, zaghrabah: with much water, and likewise a well.

ومَاء زغرب: كثير؛

And water, zaghrib: plentiful;

بشر بني كعب بنوء العقرب، ... من ذي الأهاضيب بماء زغرب

Good tidings to the Banu Ka'b with the star of Scorpio, ... from the abundant rain with plentiful water.

وبول زغرب: كثير؛

And urine, zaghrib: abundant;

على اضطمار اللوح بولا زغربا

Upon the flatness of the plank, copious urine.

ورجل زغرب بالمعروف، على المثل؛

And a man, zaghrib in good deeds, is a proverb;

رجل زغرب المعروف: كثيره.

A man, zaghrib of good deeds: meaning he has much of it.