نخرب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of holes, perforations, and cavities. It extends to describe natural or man-made openings in various materials like wood, stone, and wax, often implying damage or decay.

Derived headwords

النخاربnoun

1.
holesboth
Large holes resembling the nests of wasps.

نخروبnoun

1.
holeboth
A single hole, specifically referring to wasp nests or the prepared wax cavities where bees store honey.
2.
holeboth
A hole in any object, often implying a small or narrow opening.
3.
fissureclassical
A crack or fissure, particularly in stone.

النخاريبnoun

1.
wasp nestsboth
The holes that serve as nests for wasps.
2.
cavitiesboth
Prepared cavities made of wax, used by bees for storing honey.
3.
cracksclassical
Cracks or fissures in stone.

نَخَرَبَverb

1.
to boreboth
To bore or make a hole in something, such as a tree.

منخرَبnoun

1.
perforationclassical
A hole or perforation made by boring.

منخربةadjective

1.
decayedboth
Describing a tree that has become rotten and developed holes.

Parallel reading

النخارب: خروق كبيوت الزنابير، واحدها نخروب.

Al-nakharib: holes like the nests of wasps, the singular of which is nakhrub.

والنخاريب أيضا: الثقب التي فيها الزنابير؛

And al-nakharib also: the holes in which are the wasps;

وقيل: هي الثقب المهيأة من الشمع، وهي التي تمج النحل العسل فيها؛

And it was said: they are the prepared holes made of wax, and they are what the bees deposit honey in;

تقول: إنه لأضيق من النخروب؛

You say: it is narrower than al-nakhrub;

وكذلك الثقب في كل شيء نخروب.

And likewise, a hole in anything is a nakhrub.

ونخرب القادح الشجرة: ثقبها؛

And the borer perforated the tree: it made a hole in it;

وجعله ابن جني ثلاثيا من الخراب.

And Ibn Jinni made it triliteral from al-kharab.

والنخروب: واحد النخاريب، وهي شقوق الحجر.

And al-nakhrub: the singular of al-nakharib, and they are cracks in stone.

وشجرة منخربة إذا بليت وصارت فيها نخاريب.

And a tree is munakharibah if it has decayed and holes have formed in it.