كبرت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses sulfur, a mineral substance used for burning. It also extends to describe a type of spring or eye of water whose solidified form is sulfur, and metaphorically refers to precious stones like red ruby and red gold.

Derived headwords

الكِبْرِيتnoun

1.
sulfurboth
A mineral substance, often yellow, used for burning and in alchemy. It is described as a stone used for ignition.
2.
spring of waterclassical
A natural source of water, an eye of water, whose solidified form is sulfur.
3.
red rubyclassical
A precious red gemstone, specifically a ruby.
4.
red goldclassical
A term for gold, particularly a reddish variety.

كَبَّرَverb

1.
to smear with sulfurclassical
To coat or smear an animal, such as a camel, with sulfur mixed with fat.

كبرت فلان بعيره إذا طلاه بالكبريت مخلوطا بالدسم — He smeared his camel with sulfur mixed with fat.

Parallel reading

الكبريت: من الحجارة الموقد بها

Sulfur: is among the stones used for ignition.

لا أحسبه عربيا صحيحا

I do not consider it to be of pure Arabic origin.

الليث: الكبريت عين تجري، فإذا جمد ماؤها صار كبريتا أبيض وأصفر وأكدر

Al-Layth: Sulfur is a spring that flows, and when its water solidifies, it becomes sulfur, white, yellow, and turbid.

يقال كبرت فلان بعيره إذا طلاه بالكبريت مخلوطا بالدسم

It is said that one smeared his camel with sulfur when he coated it with sulfur mixed with fat.

والكبريت الأحمر يقال هو من الجوهر

And the red sulfur is said to be a substance of essence.

معدنه خلف بلاد التبت، وادي النمل الذي مر به سليمان، على نبينا وعليه الصلاة والسلام

Its mine is beyond the land of Tibet, in the Valley of the Ants through which Solomon passed, peace be upon our Prophet and him.

ويقال في كل شيء كبريت، وهو يبسه، ما خلا الذهب والفضة، فإنه لا ينكسر

And it is said that sulfur refers to the dryness of everything, except for gold and silver, for they do not break.

فإذا صعد، أي أذيب، ذهب كبريته

And when it is heated, meaning melted, its sulfurous nature disappears.

والكبريت: الياقوت الأحمر

And sulfur: is the red ruby.

والكبريت: الذهب الأحمر

And sulfur: is the red gold.

هل يعصمني حلف سختيت، ... أو فضة، أو ذهب كبريت؟

Will a strong oath protect me, ... or silver, or sulfurous gold?

ظن رؤبة أن الكبريت ذهب

Ruhba thought that sulfur was gold.