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وشب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of mixed or mingled groups of people, often referring to the common folk, rabble, or heterogeneous crowds. It can also extend to describe a thick-skinned date.

Derived headwords

الأوشابnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixed crowdsboth

    Heterogeneous groups of people, often referring to the common masses or rabble.

الأوباشnoun
  1. 1.
    Rabble, mobboth

    The common people, the rabble, or a disorderly crowd.

وشبnoun
  1. 1.
    A member of a crowdclassical

    A single individual belonging to a mixed group or crowd.

أشوابnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixed groupsclassical

    Similar to الأوشاب and الأوباش, referring to mixed gatherings or crowds of people.

تمرة وشبةnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick-skinned dateclassical

    A type of date characterized by its thick skin, originating from Yemen.

Parallel reading

الأوشاب: الأخلاط من الناس والأوباش، واحدهم وشب.
Al-Awshāb: The mixtures of people and the Awbāsh, the singular of which is Wushab.
يقال: بها أوباش من الناس، وأوشاب من الناس، وهم الضروب المتفرقون.
It is said: 'There are Awbāsh of people among them, and Awshāb of people among them,' and they are the scattered types.
وإني لأرى أشوابا من الناس لخليق أن يفروا ويدعوك
And indeed, I see mixed groups of people who are likely to flee and abandon you.
الأشواب والأوباش والأوشاب: الأخلاط من الناس، والرعاع.
Al-Ashwāb, Al-Awbāsh, and Al-Awshāb: The mixtures of people, and the rabble.
وتمرة وشبة: غليظة اللحاء، يمانية.
And a Tamrah Wushbah: thick-skinned, from Yemen.