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قرعب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the sensation of being constricted or shrunken due to cold. It also extends to a state of being dejected or withdrawn, possibly as a consequence of anger or distress.

Derived headwords

اقرعبَّverb
  1. 1.
    to shrink from coldboth

    To become constricted or shrunken in body due to intense cold.

يقرعبverb
  1. 1.
    shrinks from coldboth

    Present tense of the verb 'iqr'abba', indicating the action of shrinking or constricting due to cold.

اقرعباباnoun
  1. 1.
    shrinking from coldboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) of 'iqr'abba', referring to the act or state of shrinking from the cold.

مُقْرَعِبٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    shrunken from coldboth

    One who is shrunken or constricted in body due to the cold.

  2. 2.
    dejected, withdrawnclassical

    Describing someone who is dejected, withdrawn, or has lowered their head in anger or distress.

Parallel reading

اقرعب يقرعب اقرعبابا: تقبض من البرد.
Iqr'abba, yaqr'abbu, iqr'ababan: to shrink from the cold.
والمقرعب: المتقبض من البرد.
And al-muqra'ib: the one shrunken from the cold.
ويقال: ما لك مقرعبا أي ملقيا برأسك إلى الأرض غضبا.
And it is said: What is wrong with you, muqra'iban, meaning casting your head to the ground in anger.