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وبب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to preparation for war or a military campaign. It signifies readiness and the act of getting ready for an offensive action.

Derived headwords

وَبnoun
  1. 1.
    preparation for campaignclassical

    The act of preparing for a military campaign or offensive action. It denotes readiness for battle.

أَبّverb
  1. 1.
    to prepare for campaignclassical

    The original form of the root, meaning to prepare for a military campaign. The hamza was changed to a waw.

Parallel reading

الوب: التهيؤ للحملة في الحرب
Al-wab: Preparation for the campaign in war.
يقال: هب ووب إذا تهيأ للحملة
It is said: 'He prepared, he was ready' if he prepared for the campaign.
الأصل فيه أب، فقلبت الهمزة واوا
The origin of it is 'abb', so the hamza was changed to a waw.