شرجب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes tallness and length, often applied to people, horses, and plants. It can also denote excellence or nobility, particularly in the context of a horse.

Derived headwords

الشَّرْجَبnoun

1.
Tall personboth
A tall man. This term emphasizes significant height.
2.
Tall-limbedclassical
Describing someone who is tall, specifically with long limbs. It can also refer to having prominent bones in the upper body.

شَرْجَبadjective

1.
Tallboth
An adjective used to describe something or someone as tall or long.

الشَّرْجَبnoun

1.
Excellent horseclassical
A descriptor for a fine, noble, or excellent horse.

الشَّرْجَبnoun

1.
Swift horseclassical
A term used to describe a horse that is fast and agile.

الشَّرْجَبَانnoun

1.
Tanning shrubclassical
A type of shrub used for tanning hides. It is sometimes mixed with another plant for this purpose.
2.
Tall, branching shrubclassical
A description of a tall, branching shrub that exudes a substance resembling poison. It has numerous branches.
3.
Eggplant-like shrubclassical
A shrub described as being similar to an eggplant plant but with white flowers, and it is not edible.

Parallel reading

الطويل

The tall one.

من الرجال الطويل

Of men, the tall one.

فعارضنا رجل شرجب

And a tall man confronted us.

الشرجب: الطويل؛ وقيل: هو الطويل القوائم، العاري أعالي العظام.

Al-sharjab: the tall one; and it was said: he is the one with long limbs, and prominent bones in the upper body.

والشرجب: نعت الفرس الجواد؛

And al-sharjab: a description of an excellent horse;

وقيل: الشرجب الفرس الكريم.

And it was said: al-sharjab is the noble horse.

الشرجبان: شجرة يدبغ بها، وربما خلطت بالغلقة، فدبغ بها.

Al-sharjabān: a tree used for tanning, and it might be mixed with al-ghalaqah, and then used for tanning.

الشرجبان شجيرة كشجرة الباذنجان، غير أنه أبيض، ولا يؤكل.

Al-sharjabān is a shrub like the eggplant plant, except that it is white, and not eaten.

الشرجبان شجرة مشعانة طويلة «1»، يتحلب منها كالسم، ولها أغصان.

Al-sharjabān is a tall, branching shrub, from which a substance like poison oozes, and it has branches.