سبر

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root سبر (s-b-r) primarily relates to testing, examining, and discerning the inner reality or depth of something. It extends to understanding one's condition, appearance, and even lineage, as well as physical attributes like coolness and the quality of goods.

Derived headwords

سَبَرَverb

1.
to testboth
To test, examine, or try something to ascertain its nature or condition.
2.
to fathomboth
To explore the depth or inner reality of a matter.
3.
to measure (a wound)classical
To probe or measure the depth of a wound to understand its extent.

سَبْرnoun

1.
testingboth
The act of testing, examining, or experimenting.
2.
essenceboth
The inner reality, core, or essence of a matter.
3.
appearanceboth
The outward form, look, or appearance of a person or thing.
4.
conditionboth
The state or condition of a person's health or physical well-being.
5.
lineageclassical
The characteristics or traits inherited from one's father.
6.
facial colorboth
The color and appearance of the face; complexion.
7.
coolness of morningclassical
The cool morning air, especially in winter.
8.
enmityclassical
Hostility or animosity between individuals or groups.

اسْبَرverb

1.
to inform meclassical
To make known to me; to inform me of something.
2.
to examineboth
To examine or test something thoroughly.

مَسْبَرَةnoun

1.
end (of a wound)classical
The deepest point or end of a wound.

مِسْبَارnoun

1.
probeboth
An instrument used to probe or measure the depth of wounds.

سَبَّارnoun

1.
probeclassical
An instrument used to probe or measure the depth of wounds.
2.
wick (in a wound)classical
A wick or piece of cloth placed inside a wound.

سَابِرnoun

1.
one who probesclassical
One who examines or probes, especially a wound.

مَسْبُورadjective

1.
handsomeboth
Possessing good appearance, beauty, and fine features.

أَسْبَارnoun

1.
facial colorsclassical
Plural of سبر (sabr), referring to the colors or appearance of the face.

سَبَرَةnoun

1.
cool morningboth
A cool morning, especially in winter; the period from dawn to sunrise.

سُبُورَةnoun

1.
writing tabletclassical
A tablet, often made of Saj wood, used for writing notes or reminders.

سَابِرِيّadjective

1.
fine (fabric)both
Referring to fine, thin, or delicate fabric, originally from Sābūr.
2.
fine (date)classical
A type of high-quality date.

سَبْرُورnoun

1.
poor personclassical
A poor or needy person.

سَبَّارَةnoun

1.
birdclassical
A type of bird, smaller than a falcon.

سَابُورname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a city or region, of non-Arabic origin.

سُبُورُوتnoun

1.
poor personclassical
A poor or needy person (variant of سبرور).

السَّبَارَىname

1.
place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific piece of land.

Parallel reading

وسبر الشيء سبرا: حزره وخبره.

And to test a thing, a testing: to guess it and know it.

واسبر لي ما عنده أي اعلمه.

And inform me of what he has, meaning, make it known to me.

والسبر: استخراج كنه الأمر.

And the testing: extracting the essence of the matter.

وسبر الجرح يسبره ويسبره سبرا نظر مقداره وقاسه ليعرف غوره

And he probed the wound, probing it and probing it, a probing, looking at its measure and measuring it to know its depth.

وفي حديث الغار: قال له أبو بكر: لا تدخله حتى أسبره قبلك أي أختبره وأعتبره وأنظر هل فيه أحد أو شيء يؤذي.

And in the Hadith of the Cave: Abu Bakr said to him: Do not enter it until I examine it before you, meaning, I test it and consider it and see if there is anyone or anything that could harm.

والمسبار والسبار: ما سبر به وقدر به غور الجراحات

And the probe and the sabbar: what is used to probe and measure the depth of wounds.

ترد السبار على السابر

The sabbar is returned to the one who probes.

وكل أمر رزته، فقد سبرته وأسبرته.

And every matter I have tested, I have probed it and examined it.

يقال: حمدت مسبره ومخبره.

It is said: I praised its examination and its outcome.

والسبر: الأصل واللون والهيئة والمنظر.

And the sabr: the origin, the color, the form, and the appearance.

فقال: أما اللسان فبدوي، وأما السبر فحضري؛ قال: السبر، بالكسر، الزي والهيئة.

So he said: As for the tongue, it is Bedouin; as for the sabr, it is urban. He said: The sabr, with kasra, is the attire and the form.

وقالت بدوية أعجبنا سبر فلان أي حسن حاله وخصبه في بدنه

And a Bedouin woman said: We admired so-and-so's sabr, meaning his good condition and his robustness in his body.

ورأيته سيء السبر إذا كان شاحبا مضرورا في بدنه

And I saw him with bad sabr if he was pale and harmed in his body.

ويقال: إنه لحسن السبر إذا كان حسن السحناء والهيئة

And it is said: He has good sabr if he has a good complexion and form.

وفي الحديث: يخرج رجل من النار وقد ذهب حبره وسبره ؛ أي هيئته.

And in the Hadith: A man will emerge from the Fire, his ink and his sabr having gone; meaning his appearance.

وفلان حسن الحبر والسبر إذا كان جميلا حسن الهيئة

And so-and-so is good in ink and sabr if he is beautiful and of good form.

والمسبور: الحسن السبر.

And the masbur: one with good sabr.

مر بنيك حتى يتزوجوا في الغرائب فقد غلب عليهم سبر أبي بكر ونحوله

Tell your sons to marry into foreign tribes, for the sabr and leanness of Abu Bakr have overcome them.

عرفته بسبر أبيه أي بهيئته وشبهه

I recognized him by his father's sabr, meaning his form and likeness.

علينا سبره، ولكل فحل على أولاده منه نجار

Upon us is his sabr, and for every stallion, from him to his offspring is a characteristic.

والسبر أيضا: ماء الوجه

And the sabr also: the color of the face.

والسبر والسبر: حسن الوجه.

And the sabr and the sabr: the beauty of the face.

والسبر: ما استدل به على عتق الدابة أو هجنتها.

And the sabr: what is used to infer the nobility or baseness of a horse.

السبر ما عرفت به لؤم الدابة أو كرمها أو لونها من قبل أبيها.

The sabr is what you know the baseness, nobility, or color of a horse by from its father.

والسبر أيضا: معرفتك الدابة بخصب أو بجدب.

And the sabr also: your knowledge of the horse's condition in fertility or drought.

والسبرات: جمع سبرة، وهي الغداة الباردة

And the sabarat: plural of sabarah, which is the cold morning.

وإسباغ الوضوء في السبرات

And completing ablution in the cold mornings.

يعني شدة برد الشتاء والسنة.

Meaning the severity of the cold of winter and the year.

فدخل عليها رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، في غداة سبرة

So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, entered upon her on a cold morning.

ما بينها سبر

Between them is enmity.

لا بأس أن يصلي الرجل وفي كمه سبورة

There is no harm in a man praying while he has a suburah in his sleeve.

قيل: هي الألواح من الساج يكتب فيها التذاكير

It was said: They are tablets of Saj wood on which reminders are written.

والسابري من الثياب: الرقاق

And the sabiri from clothes: the thin ones.

فجاءت بنسج العنكبوت كأنه، على عصويها، سابري مشبرق

So she brought a spider's web, as if it were, on its branches, a fine, shimmering sabiri.

وعرض سابري: رقيق، ليس بمحقق.

And a sabiri عرض: thin, not substantial.

يقوله من يعرض عليه الشيء عرضا لا يبالغ فيه لأن السابري من أجود الثياب يرغب فيه بأدنى عرض

It is said by one who is offered something casually, without exaggeration, because the sabiri is among the finest clothes, desired with the slightest offering.

وعيش كمثل السابري رقيق

And a life like the sabiri, thin.

رأيت على ابن عباس ثوبا سابريا أستشف ما وراءه.

I saw on Ibn Abbas a sabiri garment, through which I could see what was behind it.

والأصل فيه الدروع السابرية منسوبة إلى سابور.

And the origin of it is the sabiri armor, attributed to Sābūr.

ويقال: أجود تمر الكوفة النرسيان والسابري.

And it is said: The best dates of Kufa are the Narsiyan and the Sabiri.

والسبرور: الفقير كالسبروت

And the sabrar: the poor person, like the suburut.

تطعم المعتفين مما لديها من جناها، والعائل السبرورا

She feeds the beggars from what she has of her produce, and the needy, the sabrar.

يجوز أن يكون اسم رجل وأن يكون اسم بلد.

It is possible for it to be the name of a man and possible for it to be the name of a country.

درى بالسبارى حبة إثر مية، مسطعة الأعناق بلق القوادم

He knew the Sabara, a she-camel after another, with stretched necks and white foreheads.