← Back to Lisan al-Arab

قرشب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes someone who is large, tall, and robust, often implying a hearty appetite or a large belly. It can also extend to meanings of being old, in poor condition, or even greedy.

Derived headwords

القُرْشُبnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, tall manboth

    A man who is notably large and tall in stature.

  2. 2.
    Gluttonous personboth

    Someone who eats excessively or has a large appetite.

  3. 3.
    Pot-bellied personboth

    An individual characterized by a large or protruding belly.

  4. 4.
    Person in poor conditionclassical

    Someone who is in a bad state or condition, as reported by Kra'a.

  5. 5.
    Elderly personclassical

    An old or aged person, according to Al-Sirafi.

قَرْشَبَاadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and robustclassical

    Describing something or someone as large, robust, and possibly aged, as used in the context of an old man.

Parallel reading

القرشب، بكسر القاف: الضخم الطويل من الرجال
Al-Qurshub, with a kasra on the qaf: the large, tall man.
وقيل: هو الأكول
And it was said: he is the gluttonous one.
وقيل: هو الرغيب البطن
And it was said: he is the one with a large belly.
وقيل: هو السيئ الحال، عن كراع
And it was said: he is in a poor condition, according to Kra'a.
وهو أيضا المسن، عن السيرافي
And he is also the aged one, according to Al-Sirafi.
كيف قريت شيخك الأزبا، ... لما أتاك يابسا قرشبا، قمت إليه بالقفيل ضربا
How did you treat your old man, the lean one... when he came to you dry and robust, you rose to him with the Qafil, striking.