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عربض

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something as large, broad, and robust, particularly in reference to animals like camels and lions. It conveys a sense of powerful bulk and width.

Derived headwords

العَرَبِضadjective
  1. 1.
    Large, bulkyboth

    Describing something as large and bulky, similar to a lion in its imposing size.

العَرِيضadjective
  1. 1.
    Broad, wideboth

    Describing something as broad or wide, often implying a large size.

  2. 2.
    Large, bulkyclassical

    Used to describe something as large and bulky, as if derived from the concept of width.

العَرَبَضnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong, broad-chested camelclassical

    A camel that is strong, with a broad and thick chest, and is large and powerful.

العَرَبَاضnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong, broad-chested camelclassical

    A camel that is strong, with a broad and thick chest, and is large and powerful.

أسَدٌ عَرَبَاضadjective
  1. 1.
    Broad-chested lionclassical

    A lion characterized by a broad and wide chest, implying strength and size.

Parallel reading

العربض كالهزبر: الضخم
Al-'arabid is like the lion: large.
فأما أبو عبيدة فقال: العريض كأنه من الضخم
As for Abu Ubaidah, he said: Al-'areed is as if from the large/bulky.
والعربض والعرباض: البعير القوي العريض الكلكل الغليظ الشديد الضخم
And al-'arabid and al-'arabadh: the strong camel, broad-chested, thick, intense, and large.
ألقى عليها كلكلا عربضا
He threw upon her a bulky chest.
إن لنا هواسة عربضا
Indeed, we have a bulky hunter.
وأسد عرباض: رحب الكلكل
And a broad-chested lion: wide of chest.