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عشرب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to harshness, roughness, and intensity. It extends to describe things that are sharp, penetrating, or forceful, often in the context of animals, weapons, or character traits.

Derived headwords

العَشْرَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Harshnessboth

    A quality of being rough, coarse, or harsh.

عَشْرَبadjective
  1. 1.
    Harshboth

    Describing something as rough, coarse, or harsh.

أَسَدٌ عُشْرُبnoun
  1. 1.
    Fierce lionclassical

    A lion characterized by its ferocity and harsh nature.

رَجُلٌ عُشَارِبnoun
  1. 1.
    Bold manclassical

    A man who is courageous, daring, and resolute.

العَشْرَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Sharp arrowclassical

    An arrow that is sharp and penetrates effectively.

العُشْرُبnoun
  1. 1.
    Penetrating arrowclassical

    An arrow that is sharp and swift, capable of piercing its target.

Parallel reading

العشرب: الخشن.
Al-'ashrab: the rough.
وأسد عشرب: كعشرب.
And a fierce lion: like the rough one.
ورجل عشارب: جريء ماض.
And a bold man: courageous and resolute.
والعشرب والعشرم السهم الماضي.
And al-'ashrab and al-'ashram are the swift arrow.