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شرعب

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being tall and slender, often with a good physique. It extends to the act of cutting or splitting something lengthwise, and also refers to specific types of cloth and a place name.

Derived headwords

شَرْعَبadjective
  1. 1.
    tallboth

    Describing someone who is tall and slender, often with a well-proportioned body.

شَرْعَبnoun
  1. 1.
    tall personclassical

    A tall person, specifically a man who is tall and light-bodied.

شَرْعَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tall womanclassical

    The feminine form of 'shar'ab', referring to a tall woman.

شِرْعَبِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    tall, well-builtclassical

    Describing someone who is tall and has a good physique.

شَرْعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to lengthenclassical

    To make something long; to extend it in length.

مُشَرْعَبadjective
  1. 1.
    lengthenedclassical

    Something that has been made long or extended lengthwise.

شَرْعَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    long cutclassical

    A lengthwise cut or split in meat or leather.

شَرْعَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cut lengthwiseclassical

    To cut something lengthwise or to split it along its length.

شَرْعَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece cut lengthwiseclassical

    A piece that has been cut or split lengthwise.

الشَّرْعَبِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    type of clothclassical

    A type of fine cloth, often with flowing ends or tassels.

الشَّرْعَبِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A specific place name, mentioned in poetry.

Parallel reading

رجل شرعب: طويل خفيف الجسم
A 'shar'ab' man: tall and light-bodied.
والأنثى بالهاء
And the feminine form is with the 'ha'.
والشرعبي: الطويل، الحسن الجسم
And 'al-shar'abi': the tall one, of good physique.
وشرعب الشيء: طوله
And 'shar'aba' the thing: to lengthen it.
أسيلة مجرى الدمع، خمصانة الحشى، ... برود الثنايا، ذات خلق مشرعب
Smooth is the tear's course, slender of waist, ... fine-toothed, with a lengthened/well-formed physique.
والشرعبة: شق اللحم والأديم طولا
And 'al-shar'abah': a lengthwise cut of meat or leather.
وشرعبه: قطعه طولا
And 'shar'abahu': to cut it lengthwise.
والشرعبة: القطعة منه
And 'al-shar'abah': the piece cut from it.
والشرعبي والشرعبية: ضرب من البرود
And 'al-shar'abi' and 'al-shar'abiyyah': a type of fine cloth.
كالبستان والشرعبى، ذا الأذيال
Like a garden and the 'shar'abi', with its flowing ends.
قدا بخداد، وهذا شرعبا
It pierced the cheek, and this one is long/tall.
والشرعبية: موضع
And 'al-Shar'abiyyah': a place name.
بالشرعبية، إذ رأى الأطفالا
At 'al-Shar'abiyyah', when he saw the children.