سبكر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root سبكر (sbkr) primarily relates to the concept of being straight, upright, well-proportioned, and fully developed. It extends to descriptions of youth, plants, hair, and even the act of lying down or flowing.

Derived headwords

المِسْبَكِرّadjective

1.
Straight, well-proportionedboth
Describing something that is straight, well-proportioned, moderate, or upright and prominent.

اسْبَكَرَّتْverb

1.
To be straight, to be moderateboth
Used to describe a young woman who is straight and well-proportioned, or youth that is moderate and complete.
2.
To grow long and proceedboth
Used for youth that has grown long and proceeded, or for plants that have grown tall and completed their growth.
3.
To lie down and stretch outclassical
Used for a man who lies down and stretches out, similar to اسبطرّ.
4.
To flowclassical
Used to describe a river that is flowing.
5.
To shed tearsclassical
Used to describe eyes shedding tears, though this usage is considered uncommon.

اسْبِكْرَارnoun

1.
Straightness, lengthboth
The state of being straight, long, and extended, often used to describe plants or hair.

مِسْبَكِرّadjective

1.
Straight, flowing (hair)both
Describing hair that is straight and flowing, or generally anything that is extended and long.
2.
Well-proportioned youthboth
Describing youth that is moderate, complete, and well-formed.

Parallel reading

المسبكر: المسترسل، وقيل: المعتدل، وقيل: المنتصب أي التام البارز.

Al-musbakir: the flowing, and it is said: the moderate, and it is said: the upright, meaning complete and prominent.

المسبكر الشاب المعتدل التام؛

Al-musbakir is the moderate, complete youth;

إلى مثلها يرنو الحليم صبابة ... إذا ما اسبكرت بين درع ومجوب

Towards one like her the forbearing gazes with longing... when she is well-proportioned between her tunic and her garment.

اسبكرت الجارية استقامت واعتدلت.

The young woman became straight and moderate.

وشباب مسبكر: معتدل تام رخص.

And musbakir youth: moderate, complete, and tender.

اسبكر الشباب: طال ومضى على وجهه؛

Youth became long and proceeded on its course;

اسبكر النبت: طال وتم؛

The plant became long and complete;

ترسل وحفا فاحما ذا اسبكرار

Flowing and dense, dark, possessing length.

وشعر مسبكر أي مسترسل؛

And musbakir hair, meaning flowing;

وأسود كالأساود مسبكرا، ... على المتنين، منسدلا جفالا

And black like panthers, flowing... on the shoulders, cascading abundantly.

وكل شيء امتد وطال، فهو مسبكر، مثل الشعر وغيره.

And everything that extends and is long, it is musbakir, like hair and other things.

اسبكر الرجل: اضطجع وامتد مثل اسبطر؛

The man lay down and stretched out like isbatar;

إذا الهدان حار واسبكرا، ... وكان كالعدل يجر جرا

When the heat became intense and he lay stretched out... and he was like a balance being dragged.

اسبكر النهر: جرى.

The river flowed.

اسبكرت عينه دمعت؛

His eye shed tears;