ربس

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root ربس primarily relates to striking with the hands, but extends to concepts of being struck, being afflicted, and accumulating or becoming dense. It also encompasses notions of something being formidable, a great quantity, or a severe misfortune.

Derived headwords

الرَّبْسnoun

1.
striking with handsclassical
The act of striking someone with both hands.

رَبَسَهُverb

1.
to strike with handsclassical
To strike someone with both hands.

ربسه ربسا ضربه بيديه — He struck him with his hands.

الرَّبِيسnoun

1.
the struck oneclassical
One who has been struck or afflicted, whether financially or otherwise.
2.
the afflicted oneclassical
One who has suffered a loss or misfortune.

ارْتِبَاسnoun

1.
densenessclassical
The state of being dense, compact, or accumulated, especially in flesh or fruit clusters.

ارْتَبَسَverb

1.
to be denseclassical
To become dense, compact, or accumulated, referring to a fruit cluster.

ارتبس العنقود اكتنز — The cluster became dense.

مُرْتَبِسadjective

1.
denseclassical
Describing a fruit cluster that is dense, with its berries packed closely together.

عنقود مرتبس — A dense cluster.

رَبِيسadjective

1.
denseclassical
Describing a ram that is dense, stout, and well-built.

كبش ربيس — A dense ram.

رُبَيْزadjective

1.
denseclassical
Describing a ram that is dense, stout, and well-built.

كبش ربيز — A dense ram.

الارْتِبَاسnoun

1.
densenessclassical
The state of being dense or compact, particularly in flesh or other substances.

رَبْسadjective

1.
abundantclassical
Describing wealth or property that is abundant and plentiful.

مال ربس — Abundant wealth.

رَبْسadjective

1.
heinousclassical
Describing an affair or matter that is wicked, abominable, or a serious misfortune.

أمر ربس — A heinous matter.

رَبِيسadjective

1.
formidableclassical
Describing a person who is formidable, cunning, and capable of handling difficult situations.

رجل ربيس — A formidable man.

رَبِيسnoun

1.
brave oneclassical
A man who is brave, courageous, and a master strategist.
2.
schemerclassical
A person who is cunning and adept at navigating complex or dangerous situations.

الربيس من الرجال: الشجاع والداهية — The formidable man: the brave and the cunning.

رَبْسَاءadjective

1.
severeclassical
Describing a calamity or misfortune that is severe and intense.

داهية ربساء — A severe calamity.

تَرَبَّسَverb

1.
to seek urgentlyclassical
To seek something with great urgency and persistence.

تربست في تطلاب أرض ابن مالك — I sought urgently to obtain the land of Ibn Malik.

تَرَبَّسَ فُلَانًاverb

1.
to seek someoneclassical
To pursue or seek out a person.

تربست فلانا أي طلبته — I sought him, meaning I pursued him.

يَتَرَبَّسُverb

1.
to walk stealthilyclassical
To walk with a hidden or stealthy gait.

جاء فلان يتربس أي يمشي مشيا خفيا — So-and-so came walking stealthily, meaning he walked with a hidden gait.

تَبَرْبَسَverb

1.
to walk stealthilyclassical
To walk with a hidden or stealthy gait.

سلق تبربس — Hounds walking stealthily.

يَتَبَرْبَسُverb

1.
to walk proudlyclassical
To walk with a swagger or ostentatious gait.

جاء فلان يتبربس إذا جاء متبخترا — So-and-so came swaggering if he came proudly.

أَرْبَسَverb

1.
to go into the landclassical
To travel extensively or go far into the land.

ارْبَسَ الرجل اربساسا أي ذهب في الأرض — The man went far into the land.

أَرْبَسَverb

1.
to growclassical
To grow or develop, especially in the context of sustenance.

قيل: اربس إذا غذا في الأرض — It was said: he grew, meaning he was sustained in the land.

أَرْبَسَverb

1.
to weaken and scatterclassical
Describing a situation that weakens and causes people to disperse.

ارْبَسَ أمرهم اربساسا: لغة في اربث أي ضعف حتى تفرقوا — Their affair weakened and scattered, a variant of 'arbath', meaning it weakened until they dispersed.

البَرْبَاسnoun

1.
deep wellclassical
A deep well.

رَبَسَ قِرْبَتَهُverb

1.
to fill a waterskinclassical
To fill a waterskin completely.

ربس قربته أي ملأها — He filled his waterskin, meaning he filled it.

أُمُّ الرَّبِيسname

1.
mother of the formidable oneclassical
A name or epithet for a formidable calamity or misfortune.

أَبُو الرَّبِيس التَّغْلِبِيname

1.
Abu al-Rabees al-Taghlibiclassical
A poet from the Taghlib tribe, known for his formidable nature.

Parallel reading

الربس: الضرب باليدين.

Al-Rabs: striking with the hands.

يقال: ربسه ربسا ضربه بيديه.

It is said: he struck him with his hands.

والربيس: المضروب أو المصاب بمال أو غيره.

And al-Rabees: the one struck or afflicted with property or otherwise.

والربس منه الارتباس.

And from it is al-irtibas.

وارتبس العنقود: اكتنز.

And the cluster became dense: it was compact.

وعنقود مرتبس: معناه انهضام حبه وتداخل بعضه في بعض.

And a dense cluster: meaning its berries are packed and intertwined.

وكبش ربيس وربيز أي مكتنز أعجر.

And a dense ram and a dense ram, meaning stout and well-built.

والارتباس: الاكتناز في اللحم وغيره.

And al-irtibas: denseness in flesh and other things.

ومال ربس [ربس]: كثير.

And abundant wealth: plentiful.

وأمر ربس: منكر.

And a heinous matter: abominable.

وجاء بأمور ربس: يعني الدواهي كدبس، بالراء والدال.

And he brought heinous matters: meaning calamities, like 'dubas', with ra and dal.

أن رجلا جاء إلى قريش فقال: إن أهل خيبر أسروا محمدا ويريدون أن يرسلوا به إلى قومه ليقتلوه فجعل المشركون يربسون به العباس ؛

A man came to the Quraysh and said: 'The people of Khaybar have captured Muhammad and want to send him to his people to kill him.' So the polytheists began to torment Al-Abbas with him;

قال ابن الأثير: يحتمل أن يكون من الإرباس وهو المراغمة، أي يسمعونه ما يسخطه ويغيظه،

Ibn al-Athir said: It is possible that it is from 'irbas', which is provocation, meaning they would tell him what displeased and angered him,

قال: ويحتمل أن يكون من قولهم جاء بأمور ربس أي سود، يعني يأتونه بداهية،

He said: And it is possible that it is from their saying 'he brought heinous matters', meaning black ones, meaning they would bring him a calamity,

ويحتمل أن يكون من الربيس وهو المصاب بمال أو غيره أي يصيبون العباس بما يسوءه.

And it is possible that it is from 'al-rabees', which is the one afflicted with property or otherwise, meaning they would afflict Al-Abbas with what displeased him.

وجاء بمال ربس [ربس] أي كثير.

And he brought abundant wealth, meaning plentiful.

ورجل ربيس: جلد منكر داه.

And a formidable man: strong, wicked, cunning.

والربيس من الرجال: الشجاع والداهية.

And the formidable man among men: the brave and the cunning.

يقال: داهية ربساء أي شديدة؛

It is said: a severe calamity, meaning intense;

وتربس: طلب طلبا حثيثا.

And 'tarabbasa': he sought urgently.

وتربست فلانا أي طلبته؛

And I sought him, meaning I pursued him;

وأنشد: تربست في تطلاب أرض ابن مالك ... فأعجزني، والمرء غير أصيل

And he recited: I sought urgently to obtain the land of Ibn Malik... but I was unable, and the man is not of noble origin.

ابن السكيت: يقال جاء فلان يتربس أي يمشي مشيا خفيا؛

Ibn al-Sikkit said: It is said that so-and-so came walking stealthily, meaning he walked with a hidden gait;

وقال دكين: فصبحته سلق تبربس أي تمشي مشيا خفيا.

And Dakin said: So I encountered hounds walking stealthily, meaning walking with a hidden gait.

وقال أبو عمرو: جاء فلان يتبربس إذا جاء متبخترا.

And Abu Amr said: So-and-so came swaggering if he came proudly.

واربس الرجل اربساسا أي ذهب في الأرض.

And the man went far into the land.

وقيل: اربس إذا غذا في الأرض.

And it was said: he grew, meaning he was sustained in the land.

واربس أمرهم اربساسا: لغة في اربث أي ضعف حتى تفرقوا.

And their affair weakened and scattered, a variant of 'arbath', meaning it weakened until they dispersed.

ابن الأعرابي: البرباس البئر العميقة.

Ibn al-A'rabi said: Al-Barbas is the deep well.

وربس قربته أي ملأها.

And he filled his waterskin, meaning he filled it.

وأصل الربس: الضرب باليدين.

And the origin of al-rabs: striking with the hands.

وأم الربيس: من أسماء الداهية

And Umm al-Rabees: one of the names of a calamity

وأبو الربيس التغلبي: من شعراء تغلب.

And Abu al-Rabees al-Taghlibi: from the poets of Taghlib.