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ربص

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of waiting, anticipation, and delay. It encompasses various nuances of expecting something, whether good or bad, and can also refer to a period of waiting or a delay in a situation.

Derived headwords

التَّرَبُّصnoun
  1. 1.
    Waiting, anticipationboth

    The act of waiting for something to happen, with an expectation of either good or bad outcomes.

  2. 2.
    Delay, period of waitingclassical

    A specific duration of time spent waiting, often in a particular context.

تَرَبَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    To wait for, anticipateboth

    To wait for someone or something, expecting a particular outcome, whether positive or negative.

  2. 2.
    To lie in wait forclassical

    To wait with the intention of ambushing or surprising someone.

رَبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To wait for, anticipateclassical

    To wait for something or someone, often with an expectation of good or bad.

رَبْصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Delay, lingeringclassical

    A state of delay or lingering in a situation or matter.

رَبِيصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Period of waiting (for a woman)classical

    The prescribed period a woman must wait in her husband's house, especially if he has abstained from her.

مُتَرَبِّصnoun
  1. 1.
    Hoarderclassical

    Someone who withholds goods from the market in anticipation of higher prices or scarcity.

  2. 2.
    One who waitsboth

    Someone who is waiting or anticipating something.

Parallel reading

الانتظار.
Waiting.
انتظر به خيرا أو شرا
He waited for it with good or evil.
أن تنتظر به يوما ما
To wait for it for some day.
هل تربصون بنا إلا إحدى الحسنيين ؛ أي إلا الظفر وإلا الشهادة
Do you await for us except one of two good things? That is, except victory and except martyrdom.
ونحن نتربص بكم أحد الشرين: عذابا من الله أو قتلا بأيدينا
And we await for you one of two evils: punishment from God or killing by our hands.
إنما يريد أن يتربص بكم الدوائر
He only wants to wait for calamities to befall you.
المكث والانتظار.
Lingering and waiting.
ولي على هذا الأمر ربصة أي تلبث.
There is a delay or lingering for me in this matter.
أقامت المرأة ربصتها في بيت زوجها وهو الوقت الذي جعل لزوجها إذا عنن عنها
The woman observed her waiting period in her husband's house, which is the time set for her husband if he abstains from her.
فإن أتاها وإلا فرق بينهما.
If he came to her, otherwise a separation would be between them.
المحتكر.
The hoarder.
ولي في متاعي ربصة أي لي فيه تربص
There is a delay or waiting for me in my goods.
تربص بها ريب المنون لعلها ... تطلق يوما، أو يموت حليلها
She waited for the vicissitudes of fate, perhaps... she would be divorced one day, or her husband would die.