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عبك

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of mixing, confusing, or tangling things together. It also extends to describe small, insignificant pieces or amounts of something, often food or residue.

Derived headwords

عَبَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to mixboth

    To mix something together with another thing.

  2. 2.
    to confuseboth

    To confuse or jumble something up.

عَبْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    mixingboth

    The act of mixing or confusing something.

العَبْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pieceboth

    A piece or lump of something.

  2. 2.
    handful of suqclassical

    A handful of suq (ground roasted grain) or a piece of hayis (a mixture of dates, butter, and grain).

  3. 3.
    crumbboth

    A small piece or crumb.

  4. 4.
    residueclassical

    What remains in a waterskin, such as grease or fat.

  5. 5.
    insignificant thingboth

    Something insignificant or of little value.

  6. 6.
    grain of suqclassical

    A grain of suq, similar to a حبكة (habaka).

اللَّبْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of tharidclassical

    A piece of tharid (bread soaked in broth) or a morsel of it.

رجل عبكةadjective
  1. 1.
    hated manclassical

    A man who is hated or disliked.

Parallel reading

خلطك الشيء.
Mixing the thing.
عبك الشيء بالشيء يعبكه عبكا: لبكه.
He mixed the thing with the thing, mixing it, confusing it.
وعبكه به أيضا: خلطه.
And he mixed it with it also: he mixed it.
والعبكة: القطعة من الشيء.
And the 'abka: the piece of the thing.
يقال: ما ذقت عبكة ولا لبكة
It is said: I did not taste a piece nor a morsel.
وقيل: العبكة الكف من السويق أو القطعة من الحيس، وقيل: الكسرة.
And it was said: the 'abka is a handful of suq or a piece of hayis, and it was said: a crumb.
وما أغنى عني عبكة أي ما يتعلق في السقاء من الوضر
And nothing of 'abka, meaning what clings in the waterskin of grease, availed me.
ويقال ذلك للشيء الهين
And that is said for something insignificant.
وقيل: العبكة مثل الحبكة وهي الحبة من السويق، واللبكة قطعة ثريد أو لقمة منه.
And it was said: the 'abka is like the habaka, which is a grain of suq, and the labka is a piece of tharid or a morsel of it.
وما في النحي عبكة أي شيء من السمن مثل عبقة.
And there is not in the skin a piece of 'abka, meaning anything of ghee like 'abaqa.
ومنهم قولهم: ما أباليه عبكة.
And among them is their saying: I do not care about a piece of 'abka.
قال ابن بري: ورجل عبكة أي بغيض هلباجة.
Ibn Barrī said: And a man 'abaka means a hated, boisterous man.