صبغ

Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

The root صبغ (ṣ-b-gh) primarily relates to the act of dyeing or coloring, extending to the substance used for dyeing. It also encompasses the concept of immersion, dipping, and changing or altering something, whether in color, state, or even metaphorically in opinion. The root further branches into meanings related to the physical appearance of animals and plants, and abstract concepts like religion and disposition.

Derived headwords

صَبَغَverb

1.
to dyeboth
To apply color to something, such as fabric or hair, using a dye.
2.
to dipboth
To immerse or plunge something into a liquid.
3.
to changeclassical
To alter the color, state, or appearance of something.
4.
to give birthclassical
Said of a camel when it drops its young.
5.
to become ripeclassical
Said of a date palm when its fruit begins to ripen.

صبغت الثوب والشيب ونحوهما يصبغه ويصبغه ويصبغه ثلات لغات — The verb 'to dye' a garment, grey hair, and the like has three pronunciations: yaṣbighuhu, yaṣbaghuhu, and yaṣbughuhu.

صبغت الناقة مشافرها في الماء إذا غمستها — The camel dipped its lips in the water if it submerged them.

صبغت عضلة فلان أي طالت تصبغ — So-and-so's muscle lengthened.

الصَّبْغُnoun

1.
dyeboth
The substance used for dyeing or coloring fabrics, hair, etc.
2.
dyeingboth
The act or process of dyeing.
3.
immersionboth
The act of dipping or plunging something into a liquid.
4.
changeclassical
Alteration in color or state.

والصبغ والصباغ والصبغة: ما يصبغ به وتلون به الثياب — And al-ṣibgh, al-ṣibāgh, and al-ṣibghah are what is used to dye and color clothes.

وفي حديث: فيصبغ في النار صبغة أي يغمس كما يغمس الثوب في الصبغ — And in the hadith: 'He is dipped in the fire, a dipping, meaning he is immersed as a garment is immersed in dye.'

الصِّبَاغُnoun

1.
dyeboth
The substance used for dyeing.
2.
dyerboth
A person who dyes clothes.
3.
dyeing tradeboth
The profession or craft of dyeing.

والصبغ والصباغ: ما يصطبغ به من الإدام — Al-ṣibgh and al-ṣibāgh: what is used to dye with from the condiment.

والصباغ: معالج الصبغ، وحرفته الصباغة — And al-ṣibāgh: the one who treats dye, and his craft is al-ṣibāghah.

الصِّبْغَةُnoun

1.
dyeboth
The substance used for dyeing.
2.
colorboth
A hue or shade.
3.
religionclassical
The divine religion, particularly Islam.
4.
dispositionclassical
Natural disposition or innate characteristic.
5.
lawclassical
Religious law or ordinance.

والصبغ والصباغ والصبغة: ما يصبغ به وتلون به الثياب — Al-ṣibgh, al-ṣibāgh, and al-ṣibghah: what is used to dye and color clothes.

صبغة الله: دينه، ويقال أصله — The 'dye of Allah': His religion, and it is said its origin.

ومن أحسن من الله صبغة — And who is better than Allah in dye?

اصْطَبَغَverb

1.
to dye oneselfboth
To apply dye to oneself or one's belongings.
2.
to take dyeclassical
To adopt or use a particular dye.

اصْطَبَغَ: اتخذ الصبغ — Iṣṭabagha: to take dye.

وفي حديث: اصبغوه في النار — And in the hadith: 'Dip them in the fire.'

مَصْبُوغٌadjective

1.
dyedboth
Having been colored with dye.
2.
coloredboth
Having a particular color.

وثياب مصبغة إذا صبغت، شدد للكثرة — And dyed clothes if they are dyed, the shaddah is for abundance.

فوجد فاطمة لبست ثيابا صبيغا أي مصبوغة غير بيض — And he found Fatima wearing dyed clothes, meaning colored and not white.

الصَّبَّاغُnoun

1.
dyerboth
A person whose profession is dyeing clothes.
2.
artisanclassical
A skilled craftsman, especially one who works with dyes.

أكذب الناس الصباغون والصواغون ؛ هم صباغو الثياب وصاغة الحلي — The greatest liars among people are the dyers and the goldsmiths; they are the dyers of clothes and the makers of jewelry.

كذبة كذبها الصباغون — A lie that the dyers told.

الصِّبَاغَةُnoun

1.
dyeingboth
The craft or profession of dyeing.
2.
dye-makingclassical
The process of preparing or manufacturing dyes.

والصباغ: معالج الصبغ، وحرفته الصباغة — And al-ṣibāgh: the one who treats dye, and his craft is al-ṣibāghah.

أَصْبَغَadjective

1.
white-manedclassical
Said of a horse whose forelock is entirely white.
2.
white-tailedclassical
Said of a horse whose tail is entirely white.
3.
white-footedclassical
Said of a horse whose hooves are entirely white.

والصبغ أيضا: أخف من الشعل، وهو أن تكون في طرف ذنبه شعرات بيض، يقال من ذلك فرس أصبغ — And al-ṣibgh also: lighter than al-shu'al, which is when there are white hairs on the tip of its tail; a horse is called aṣbagh from this.

إذا شابت ناصية الفرس فهو أسعف، فإذا ابيضت كلها فهو أصبغ — If the horse's forelock turns grey it is 'as'af, but if it becomes entirely white it is 'aṣbagh'.

الصَّبْغَاءُnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A plant known for its white or yellowish parts, resembling a dyed sheep.
2.
white-tailed sheepclassical
A sheep with a white tail.

والصبغاء من الضأن: البيضاء طرف الذنب وسائرها أسود، والاسم الصبغة — And al-ṣibghā' from the sheep: white at the tip of the tail and black elsewhere, and the name is al-ṣibghah.

هل رأيتم الصبغاء ما يلي الظل منها أصفر وأبيض — Have you seen al-ṣibghā', what is in the shade of it is yellow and white?

تَصَبَّغَverb

1.
to be dyedboth
To become colored or dyed.
2.
to take on a good dispositionclassical
To adopt a good character or disposition, especially in religion.

تصبغ فلان في الدين تصبغا وصبغة حسنة — So-and-so became dyed in religion with a good dyeing and a good disposition.

صَبِيغٌname

1.
name of a manclassical
A man named Ṣabīgh who troubled people with difficult questions about the Quran.

صَبَغَverb

1.
to be spaciousclassical
Said of a garment that is wide and long.

صبغ الثوب يصبغ صبوغا: اتسع وطال لغة في سبغ — The verb 'to dye' a garment, yaṣbaghu ṣabūghan: to be spacious and long, a variant of sabagha.

سَبَغَverb

1.
to give birthclassical
Said of a camel when it drops its young.
2.
to be spaciousclassical
Said of a garment that is wide and long.

صبغت الناقة: ألقت ولدها لغة في سبغت — The camel gave birth: it dropped its young, a variant of sabaghat.

إذا ألقت الناقة ولدها وقد أشعر قيل: سبغت، فهي مسبغ — If the camel drops its young and it is hairy, it is said: sabaghat, and she is musbagh.

مُصْبَغٌadjective

1.
having ripened fruitclassical
Said of a date palm when its fruit begins to ripen.

ويقال: أصبغت النخلة فهي مصبغ إذا ظهر في بسرها النضج — And it is said: the palm tree is muṣbagh if ripeness appears in its unripe dates.

الصَّبْغَةُnoun

1.
partially ripe dateclassical
An unripe date that has begun to ripen.

والبسرة التي قد نضج بعضها هي الصبغة، تقول: نزعت منها صبغة أو صبغتين — And the unripe date, some of which has ripened, is al-ṣibghah; you say: I picked one or two ṣibghah from it.

صَابِغَةٌadjective

1.
well-fedclassical
Said of camels that are well-fed and have good color.

ويقال: ناقة صابغ إذا امتلأ ضرعها وحسن لونه، وقد صبغ ضرعها صبوغا، وهي أجودها محلبة وأحبها إلى الناس — And it is said: a camel is ṣābig if its udder is full and its color is good, and its udder has become ṣabūghan, and it is the best for milking and most beloved by people.

صبغت الإبل في الرعي تصبغ، فهي صابغة — The camels grazed in the pasture, they are ṣābigah.

صَبَأَverb

1.
to dip head intoclassical
To immerse one's head into food.

يقال: صبأ في الطعام إذا وضع فيه رأسه — It is said: ṣaba'a in food if one puts his head into it.

صَبَغَverb

1.
to be longclassical
Said of a muscle that has lengthened.

صبغت عضلة فلان أي طالت تصبغ — So-and-so's muscle lengthened.

صَبَغَverb

1.
to be fullclassical
Said of a camel's udder when it is full and its color is good.

وقد صبغ ضرعها صبوغا، وهي أجودها محلبة وأحبها إلى الناس — And its udder has become ṣabūghan, and it is the best for milking and most beloved by people.

صَبَغَverb

1.
to graze extensivelyclassical
Said of camels when they graze extensively.

صبغت الإبل في الرعي تصبغ، فهي صابغة — The camels grazed in the pasture, they are ṣābigah.

صَبَغَverb

1.
to be dyedclassical
Said of a sheep with a white tail and black body.

صَبْغَاءُnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A plant that is white or yellowish in parts, resembling a dyed sheep.

الصبغاء: ضرب من نبات القف — Al-ṣibghā': a type of desert plant.

وعن الأعراب الصبغاء مثل الثمام — And from the Bedouins, al-ṣibghā' is like al-thumāmah.

صَبِيغٌname

1.
name of a manclassical
A man named Ṣabīgh, known for his challenging questions.

أَصْبَغَname

1.
name of a birdclassical
A type of weak bird, used metaphorically to describe someone weak or insignificant.

كلا لا يعطيه أصيبغ قريش — No, he will not give it to the 'aṣaybiġ of Quraysh.

صَبَغَverb

1.
to be wideclassical
Said of a garment that is wide and long.

صبغت الثوب يصبغ صبوغا: اتسع وطال لغة في سبغ — The verb 'to dye' a garment, yaṣbaghu ṣabūghan: to be spacious and long, a variant of sabagha.

سَبَغَتْverb

1.
to give birthclassical
Said of a camel when it drops its young.

صبغت الناقة: ألقت ولدها لغة في سبغت — The camel gave birth: it dropped its young, a variant of sabaghat.

مُصْبَغٌadjective

1.
having ripened fruitclassical
Said of a date palm when its fruit begins to ripen.

ويقال: أصبغت النخلة فهي مصبغ إذا ظهر في بسرها النضج — And it is said: the palm tree is muṣbagh if ripeness appears in its unripe dates.

صَابِغٌadjective

1.
well-fedclassical
Said of camels that are well-fed and have good color.

ويقال: ناقة صابغ إذا امتلأ ضرعها وحسن لونه — And it is said: a camel is ṣābig if its udder is full and its color is good.

صَبَغَverb

1.
to be longclassical
Said of a muscle that has lengthened.

صبغت عضلة فلان أي طالت تصبغ — So-and-so's muscle lengthened.

صَبَغَverb

1.
to be fullclassical
Said of a camel's udder when it is full and its color is good.

صَبَغَverb

1.
to graze extensivelyclassical
Said of camels when they graze extensively.

صبغت الإبل في الرعي تصبغ، فهي صابغة — The camels grazed in the pasture, they are ṣābigah.

صَبَغَverb

1.
to be dyedclassical
Said of a sheep with a white tail and black body.

الصَّبْغَاءُnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A plant that is white or yellowish in parts, resembling a dyed sheep.

الصبغاء: ضرب من نبات القف — Al-ṣibghā': a type of desert plant.

وعن الأعراب الصبغاء مثل الثمام — And from the Bedouins, al-ṣibghā' is like al-thumāmah.

صَبِيغٌname

1.
name of a manclassical
A man named Ṣabīgh, known for his challenging questions.

أَصْبَغَname

1.
name of a birdclassical
A type of weak bird, used metaphorically to describe someone weak or insignificant.

كلا لا يعطيه أصيبغ قريش — No, he will not give it to the 'aṣaybiġ of Quraysh.

Parallel reading

تنبت بالدهن وصبغ للآكلين

It grows with oil and dye for the eaters.

صبغت الناقة مشافرها في الماء إذا غمستها

The camel dipped its lips in the water if it submerged them.

صبغت الثوب والشيب ونحوهما يصبغه ويصبغه ويصبغه ثلات لغات

The verb 'to dye' a garment, grey hair, and the like has three pronunciations: yaṣbighuhu, yaṣbaghuhu, and yaṣbughuhu.

والصبغ والصباغ والصبغة: ما يصبغ به وتلون به الثياب

And al-ṣibgh, al-ṣibāgh, and al-ṣibghah are what is used to dye and color clothes.

وثياب مصبغة إذا صبغت، شدد للكثرة

And dyed clothes if they are dyed, the shaddah is for abundance.

فوجد فاطمة لبست ثيابا صبيغا أي مصبوغة غير بيض

And he found Fatima wearing dyed clothes, meaning colored and not white.

وفي حديث: فيصبغ في النار صبغة أي يغمس كما يغمس الثوب في الصبغ

And in the hadith: 'He is dipped in the fire, a dipping, meaning he is immersed as a garment is immersed in dye.'

أكذب الناس الصباغون والصواغون ؛ هم صباغو الثياب وصاغة الحلي

The greatest liars among people are the dyers and the goldsmiths; they are the dyers of clothes and the makers of jewelry.

كذبة كذبها الصباغون

A lie that the dyers told.

وقولهم: قد صبغوني في عينك، يقال: معناه غيروني عندك وأخبروا أني قد تغيرت عما كنت عليه

And their saying: 'They have dyed me in your eyes,' it is said: it means they changed me in your estimation and informed that I have changed from what I was.

صبغة الله ومن أحسن من الله صبغة

The dye of Allah, and who is better than Allah in dye?

فإن ابيضت كلها فهو أصبغ

But if it becomes entirely white it is 'aṣbagh'.

هل رأيتم الصبغاء ما يلي الظل منها أصفر وأبيض؟

Have you seen al-ṣibghā', what is in the shade of it is yellow and white?

وإذا كانت كذلك فهي صبغاء

And if it is like that, it is ṣibghā'.

صبغت الناقة: ألقت ولدها لغة في سبغت

The camel gave birth: it dropped its young, a variant of sabaghat.