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كظب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of being full, particularly with fat or sustenance. It conveys a sense of corpulence and being well-fed.

Derived headwords

حَظَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be full of fatclassical

    To become full and corpulent with fat.

حَظَبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    corpulenceclassical

    The state of being full of fat; corpulence.

يَحْظِبُverb
  1. 1.
    he is full of fatclassical

    He is becoming full and corpulent with fat.

كَظَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be full of fatclassical

    To become full and corpulent with fat.

كَظُوبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    corpulenceclassical

    The state of being full of fat; corpulence.

يَكْظِبُverb
  1. 1.
    he is full of fatclassical

    He is becoming full and corpulent with fat.

Parallel reading

حظب يحظب حظوبا
He became full of fat, becoming full of fat, a state of being full of fat.
وكظب يكظب كظوبا
And he became full of fat, becoming full of fat, a state of being full of fat.
إذا امتلأ سمنا
If he became full of fat.