نزب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sounds made by male antelopes, specifically during mating. It also extends to related terms for the male animal itself and a metaphorical meaning of a nickname.

Derived headwords

النَّزِيبnoun

1.
sound of male antelopeclassical
The sound made by a male gazelle or antelope, particularly during the mating season.

نَزَبَverb

1.
to make a soundclassical
The verb form indicating the act of making the specific sound described for the male antelope.

نَزْبًاnoun

1.
making a soundclassical
The verbal noun (masdar) for the act of making the sound of a male antelope.

نَزِيبًاnoun

1.
making a soundclassical
An alternative verbal noun (masdar) for the act of making the sound of a male antelope.

نَزَابًاnoun

1.
making a soundclassical
Another verbal noun (masdar) for the act of making the sound of a male antelope.

النَّيْزَبnoun

1.
male antelopeclassical
A term for the male of the gazelle or antelope species.
2.
male wild oxclassical
Also used to refer to the male of wild oxen (bovids).

النَّزَبnoun

1.
nicknameclassical
A nickname or a derogatory appellation, similar to 'nabz'.

Parallel reading

الصوت تيس الظباء عند السفاد.

The sound of the male antelope during mating.

ونزب الظبي ينزب، بالكسر، في المستقبل، نزبا ونزيبا ونزابا إذا صوت،

And the antelope makes a sound (yanzub), with kasra, in the future tense, nazban, naziban, and nazaban, if it makes a sound,

وهو صوت الذكر منها خاصة.

And it is the sound of the male of them specifically.

والنيزب: ذكر الظباء والبقر عن الهجري؛

And 'al-nayzab': the male of gazelles and cattle, according to Al-Hajari;

وظبية للوحش كالمغاضب، ... في دولج ناء عن النيازب

And a gazelle of the wild, like one angered, ... in a journey far from the males (al-nayazib).

والنزب: اللقب، مثل النبز.

And 'al-nazb': the nickname, like 'al-nabz'.