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جربز

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe movement, specifically going away or withdrawing. It also relates to a specific type of man, characterized as cunning or deceitful, with this term possibly being of foreign origin.

Derived headwords

جربزverb
  1. 1.
    to go awayclassical

    To depart or move away from a place.

  2. 2.
    to withdrawclassical

    To pull back or retreat, often in a secretive or contracted manner.

الجربزnoun
  1. 1.
    cunning manclassical

    A man who is cunning, deceitful, or sly. This term is considered to be of foreign origin (mu'arrab).

جربزadjective
  1. 1.
    cunningclassical

    Describing a man who is cunning or deceitful, characterized by 'jarbazah'.

الجربزةnoun
  1. 1.
    cunningnessclassical

    The state or quality of being cunning, deceitful, or sly.

القربزnoun
  1. 1.
    cunning manclassical

    Synonymous with 'al-jurbaz', referring to a cunning or deceitful man. This term is also considered to be of foreign origin.

Parallel reading

جربز الرجل: ذهب أو انقبض.
The man went away or withdrew.
والجربز: الخب من الرجال، وهو دخيل.
And 'al-jurbaz' is the cunning man, and it is of foreign origin.
ورجل جربز، بالضم: بين الجربزة، بالفتح، أي خب
And a man 'jurbuz' (with dammah) is characterized by 'jurbazah' (with fatha), meaning cunning.
وهو القربز أيضا وهما معربان
And it is also 'al-qurbaz', and both are Arabized (loanwords).