شهبر

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes an old, large, and decrepit woman. It extends to describe something large or aged, and metaphorically, it can refer to the sound of large animals or a large quantity of something.

Derived headwords

الشَّهْبَرَةnoun

1.
old womanclassical
An old, large, and decrepit woman.

الشَّهْرَبَةnoun

1.
old womanclassical
An old, large, and decrepit woman; synonymous with الشهبرة.

شَهْبَرَةnoun

1.
old womanclassical
An old, large, and decrepit woman, particularly one who is fading away.

الشِّيهْبُورnoun

1.
old womanclassical
Similar to الشهبرة, referring to an old, large woman.

شَهْرَبadjective

1.
old and largeclassical
Describing a man as old and large.

شَهْبَرadjective

1.
old and largeclassical
Describing a man as old and large.

شُوَيهَاتnoun

1.
small goatsboth
Diminutive form referring to very young or small goats.

إنْقَاضnoun

1.
bleating of young camelsclassical
The sound made by young camels.

قَرْقَرَةnoun

1.
rumbling of large animalsclassical
The sound made by large animals, such as adult camels.

الشَّهَابِرnoun

1.
large camelsclassical
Plural of شهبر, referring to large or adult camels.

شَهَابِرًاadjective

1.
largeclassical
Describing something as large or numerous, in this context, referring to grass.

Parallel reading

العجوز الكبيرة

The old, large woman.

لا تتزوجن شهبرة ولا نهبرة

Do not marry an old, decrepit woman or a stout, aged woman.

الشهبرة: الكبيرة الفانية

Al-shahbara: the old, fading one.

والشيهبور: كالشهبرة

And al-shihbur: like al-shahbara.

وشيخ شهرب وشهبر

And an old man, shahrib and shahbir.

فمضى وركبه، وقال: رب عجوز من نمير شهبره

So he went and rode it, and said: Perhaps an old woman from Namir has made him large/old.

علمتها الإنقاض بعد القرقره

I taught her the bleating of the young after the rumbling of the old.

أراد أنها كانت ذات إبل، فأغرت عليها ولم أترك لها غير شويهات تنقض بها

He meant that she owned camels, so I raided her and left her nothing but small goats with which she could bleat.

والإنقاض: صوت الصغير من الإبل

And al-inqad: the sound of young camels.

والقرقرة: صوت الكبير

And al-qarqara: the sound of the large one.

والجمع الشهابر

And the plural is al-shahabir.

جمعت منهم عشبا شهابرا

I gathered from them large/abundant grass.