غبر

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root غبر (gh-b-r) primarily relates to dust, earth, and things that are dusty or earth-colored. It extends to concepts of being covered in dust, the act of stirring up dust, and by extension, eagerness or haste. It also encompasses specific agricultural and botanical terms.

Derived headwords

مغبرينadjective

1.
dustyboth
Covered in dust, often implying travel or exertion that stirs up dust.

المغبرadjective

1.
eagerly seekingclassical
One who is eagerly seeking something, as if their haste and eagerness stir up dust.

مغبراadjective

1.
dustyboth
Covered in dust, indicating travel or preparation.

أغبرتverb

1.
rained heavilyclassical
The sky rained heavily, its rain falling intensely.

الغبرانnoun

1.
clusters of datesclassical
Two or three dates growing together in a single stem or calyx.

غبارينnoun

1.
clusters of datesclassical
The plural of غبران, referring to clusters of dates.

الغبرانةnoun

1.
clusters of datesclassical
Dates that emerge together in a single stem or calyx, similar to الغبران.

غبروهverb

1.
to hostclassical
To host or entertain a guest, used synonymously with لهجوا.

الغبيرnoun

1.
type of dateclassical
A specific variety or type of date.

الغبرورnoun

1.
greyish birdclassical
A small bird that is greyish or dusty in color.

المغبورadjective

1.
dustyclassical
Covered in dust; a variant pronunciation or spelling of المغثور.

Parallel reading

فخرجوا مغبرين هم ودوابهم

And they emerged, dusty, they and their beasts.

المغبر: الطالب للشيء المنكمش فيه كأنه لحرصه وسرعته يثير الغبار

The one eagerly seeking: the one intensely pursuing a thing, as if from his eagerness and speed he stirs up dust.

قدم رجل من أهل المدينة فرأيته مغبرا في جهازه

A man from the people of Medina arrived, and I saw him dusty in his preparation.

وأغبرت علينا السماء: جد وقع مطرها واشتد

And the sky rained heavily upon us: its rain fell intensely and became severe.

الغبران: بسرتان أو ثلاث في قمع واحد

Al-Ghubran: two or three dates (busr) in a single stem.

الغبران رطبتان في قمع واحد مثل الصنوان نخلتان في أصل واحد

Al-Ghubran are two dates (rutbah) in a single stem, like the sinwan (twin date-clusters) which are two palm trees from one base.

والجمع غبارين

And the plural is ghubarayn.

الغبرانة، بالهاء، بلحات يخرجن في قمع واحد

Al-Ghubranah, with the 'ha', are dates that emerge in a single stem.

ويقال: لهجوا ضيفكم وغبروه بمعنى واحد

And it is said: 'Lahiju dayfakum' and 'Ghabbaruho' mean the same thing (to host your guest).

الغبير: ضرب من التمر

Al-Ghubayr: a type of date.

الغبرور: عصيفير أغبر

Al-Ghubrur: a greyish little bird.

والمغبور، بضم الميم؛ عن كراع: لغة في المغثور، والثاء أعلى

And al-maghbur, with the damma on the mim; according to Kra'a: a dialectal variant of al-maghthoor, and the 'tha' is preferred.