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غدب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to thick, fleshy growths or a coarse, rough texture. It describes a fleshy lump resembling a gland and also characterizes a person as being dry and coarse in disposition or physique.

Derived headwords

الغَدْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thick fleshy lumpclassical

    A thick piece of flesh, similar to a gland.

غَدِبadjective
  1. 1.
    dry and coarseclassical

    Describing a man who is dry and coarse in nature or physique.

Parallel reading

الغدبة: لحمة غليظة شبيهة بالغدة.
Al-ghadbah: a thick piece of flesh resembling a gland.
ورجل غدب: جاف غليظ.
And a ghadeb man: dry and coarse.