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كرب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to distress, affliction, and hardship. It also extends to the concept of drawing near or approaching, and in some contexts, to binding or tying.

Derived headwords

كَرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to afflictboth

    To afflict, distress, or trouble someone severely.

  2. 2.
    to draw nearclassical

    To approach or come close to something.

كُرْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    distressboth

    A state of severe distress, anguish, or hardship.

كَرَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    distressboth

    A general term for distress or affliction.

مَكْرُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    distressedboth

    One who is afflicted or in a state of distress.

اِكْتَرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be distressedboth

    To become distressed or afflicted.

كَرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to bindclassical

    To bind, tie, or fasten something.

كِرْبَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse linenclassical

    A type of coarse linen cloth.

Parallel reading

وإذا نسبت إليه قلت: معدي
And if you derive a nisba from it, you say: Ma'addi.
وكذلك النسب في كل اسمين جعلا واحدا
And likewise is the nisba in every compound name made into one entity.
مثل بعلبك وخمسة عشر وتأبط شرا
like Ba'labakk, Khamsata 'ashar, and Ta'abbata Sharran.
تنسب إلى الاسم الأول
You derive the nisba from the first name.
تقول بعلي
You say: Ba'ali.
وخمسي
And Khamsi.
وتأبطي
And Ta'abbi.
وكذلك إذا صغرت، تصغر الأول
And likewise, if you use the diminutive, you make the first part diminutive.
والله أعلم
And God knows best.