نبب

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the bleating or crying sound of a male goat, often associated with mating or distress. It extends to meanings of arrogance, boasting, and the physical structure of hollow tubes or passages, like those in plants, animals, or geographical features.

Derived headwords

نَبَّverb

1.
to bleatclassical
The sound made by a male goat, especially during mating or when agitated.
2.
to boastclassical
To act arrogantly or proudly, like a boastful goat.

يَنِبُّverb

1.
he bleatsclassical
Present tense of the verb 'nabba', referring to the bleating sound.

نَبَا ونَبِيبًا ونَبَابًاnoun

1.
bleatingclassical
The act or sound of bleating, specifically of a male goat.

نَبْنَبَverb

1.
to bleat loudlyclassical
To make a loud bleating sound, often associated with distress or agitation.
2.
to raveclassical
To speak incoherently or nonsensically, especially during sexual intercourse.
3.
to prolong and improve workclassical
To extend the duration of one's work and do it well.

نَبِيبnoun

1.
bleating soundclassical
The specific sound of a male goat, particularly during mating.

نَبَّ عَتُودًاverb phrase

1.
to be arrogantclassical
To act with excessive pride and arrogance.

الأنبوبnoun

1.
tubeboth
A hollow cylinder, such as in plants (reed, spear) or anatomical structures (lungs).
2.
section of a reed or spearclassical
The part of a reed or spear between two nodes.
3.
path or trackclassical
A way or course, especially a natural path on a mountain or in a forest.
4.
line of treesclassical
A row or line of trees.

الأنبوبةnoun

1.
tubeboth
A hollow cylinder, similar to 'unbub'.
2.
section of a reed or spearclassical
The part of a reed or spear between two nodes.

أنابيبnoun

1.
tubesboth
Plural of 'unbub' or 'unbubah', referring to hollow cylinders.
2.
sections of reeds/spearsclassical
Plural of the sections between nodes.
3.
airwaysclassical
The passages for breath in the lungs.
4.
pathsclassical
Plural of 'unbub' when referring to tracks or ways.

أنبوب النباتnoun phrase

1.
plant nodeclassical
The joint or node on a plant stem.

أنابيب الرئةnoun phrase

1.
airways of the lungsclassical
The passages through which air enters and leaves the lungs.

أنبوب القرنnoun phrase

1.
part of a hornclassical
The section of a horn above the node towards the tip.

أنبوب الجبلnoun phrase

1.
mountain pathclassical
A distinct track or way on a mountain.

أنبوبnoun

1.
reedclassical
A hollow stem of a plant, like a reed.

Parallel reading

نب التيس ينب نبا ونبيبا ونبابا

The male goat bleats, making a bleating sound, a nabib, and a nabab.

ونبنب صاح عند الهياج

And he bleated loudly when agitated.

وقال عمر لوفد أهل الكوفة، حين شكوا سعدا: ليكلمني بعضكم، ولا تنبوا عندي نبيب التيوس أي تصيحوا

And Umar said to the delegation of the people of Kufa, when they complained about Sa'd: 'Let some of you speak to me, and do not bleat before me like the bleating of male goats, meaning, do not shout.'

ونبنب الرجل إذا هذى عند الجماع

And the man raved when having intercourse.

وفي حديث الحدود: يعمد أحدهم، إذا غزا الناس، فينب كنبيب التيس

And in the hadith about punishments: One of them intends, when he goes to war, to bleat like the bleating of a male goat.

وفي حديث عبد الله بن عمر: أنه أتى الطائف، فإذا هو يرى التيوس تلب أو تنب على الغنم

And in the narration of Abdullah bin Umar: He came to Ta'if, and he saw male goats mounting or bleating over the ewes.

ونبنب إذا طول عمله وحسنه

And he prolonged and improved his work.

ونب عتود فلان إذا تكبر

And so-and-so acted arrogantly when he became proud.

وكنا إذا الجبار نب عتوده، ... ضربناه تحت الأنثيين على الكرد

And we, when the tyrant acted arrogantly, ... we struck him below the testicles on the flank.

الليث: الأنبوب والأنبوبة: ما بين العقدتين في القصب والقناة، وهي أفعولة، والجمع أنبوب وأنابيب

Al-Layth said: The unbub and the unbubah are what is between the two nodes in a reed and a canal, and it is on the pattern 'af'ulah', and the plural is unbub and anabib.

ابن سيده: أنبوب القصبة والرمح: كعبهما

Ibn Sidah said: The unbub of a reed and a spear is their node.

ونببت العجلة، وهي بقلة مستطيلة مع الأرض: صارت لها أنابيب أي كعوب؛ وأنبوب النبات، كذلك

And the 'ajalah, which is a plant that grows flat on the ground, became having anabib, meaning nodes; and the unbub of the plant is likewise.

وأنابيب الرئة: مخارج النفس منها، على التشبيه بذلك

And the anabib of the lung are the outlets of breath from it, by way of analogy.

يجوز أن يعني بالأنبب أنابيب الرئة، كأنه حذف زوائد أنبوب، فقال نب؛ ثم كسره على أنب، ثم أظهر التضعيف، وكل ذلك للضرورة

It is permissible that 'anbab' refers to the anabib of the lung, as if he omitted the extra letters of 'unbub', so he said 'nab'; then he broke it into 'anb', then he showed the doubling, and all of that is for necessity.

وأنبوب القرن: ما فوق العقد إلى الطرف؛ وأنشد: بسلب أنبوبه مدرى

And the unbub of the horn is what is above the node to the tip; and he recited: With the sheath of its unbub, a scraper.

والأنبوب: السطر من الشجر

And the unbub is a row of trees.

وأنبوب الجبل: طريقة فيه، هذلية

And the unbub of the mountain is a path in it, a track.

ويقال لأشراف الأرض إذا كانت رقاقا مرتفعة. أنابيب

And the high parts of the land, when they are thin and elevated, are called anabib.

بكل أنبوب له امتثال

With every path, it has compliance.

إذا احتفت الأعلام بالآل، والتقت أنابيب تنبو بالعيون العوارف

When the landmarks are surrounded by mirages, and paths meet that are unfamiliar to recognizing eyes.

الأصمعي: يقال الزم الأنبوب، وهو الطريق، والزم المنحر، وهو القصد

Al-Asma'i said: It is said, 'Adhere to the unbub', which is the path, and 'Adhere to the manhar', which is the intention.