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عدب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes types of sand, particularly soft, yielding, or fine sand. It also extends to concepts of nobility and kinship, with some related terms appearing in different root entries.

Derived headwords

العَدَبnoun
  1. 1.
    soft sandclassical

    A type of sand that is soft and yielding, similar to 'aw'as sand. It is described as fine sand where most of it has gone, leaving some softness before it disappears.

  2. 2.
    edge of a sand duneclassical

    The side of a sand dune that thins out from the bottom and borders the firm ground.

عَدَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be soft (sand)classical

    The verb form related to the noun 'al-'adab', describing sand as being soft or yielding.

العَدُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    abundant sandclassical

    Refers to a large quantity of sand.

العَدَبِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    noble of characterclassical

    Describes a man who possesses noble qualities and good manners.

العَدَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wombclassical

    Refers to the womb or the place of origin.

Parallel reading

العداب من الرمل كالأوعس
Al-'adab of sand is like al-aw'as.
هو المستدق منه، حيث يذهب معظمه، ويبقى شيء من لينه قبل أن ينقطع
It is the fine part of it, where most of it goes, and a bit of its softness remains before it ceases.
هو جانب الرمل الذي يرق من أسفل الرملة، ويلي الجدد من الأرض
It is the side of the sand dune that thins from the bottom of the dune and borders the firm ground.
كثور العداب الفرد يضربه الندى، تعلى الندى، في متنه، وتحدرا
Like the solitary dune of soft sand, struck by dew, the dew rises on its surface and flows down.
وأقفر المودس من عدابها
And the land became desolate from its soft sand.
يعني الأرض التي قد أنبتت أول نبت ثم أيسرت
Meaning the land that had sprouted its first growth and then became fertile.
والعدوب: الرمل الكثير
And al-'adub: abundant sand.
والعدبي من الرجال الكريم الأخلاق
And al-'adabiyy is of men noble in character.
سرت ما سرت من ليلها، ثم عرست إلى عدبي ذي غناء وذي فضل
I traveled as much as I traveled of its night, then I rested near a noble one, possessing merit and virtue.
والعدابة: الرحم
And al-'adabah: the womb.
فكنت كذات العرك لم تبق ماءها، ولا هي، من ماء العدابة، طاهر
So you were like one who has been rubbed, who has not retained her water, nor is she, from the water of the womb, pure.
ولا هي مما بالعدابة طاهر
Nor is she pure from what is in the womb.