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رعبل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of being large, bulky, or massive, often in a negative or unrefined sense. It also extends to meanings of tearing, shredding, and becoming worn out, particularly concerning clothing. Additionally, it can describe a state of being unrefined or foolish.

Derived headwords

رَعْبَلadjective
  1. 1.
    bulky, massiveclassical

    Describing a camel that is large and bulky, especially when its size is emphasized by long travel and difficult terrain.

رَعْبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to cut meatboth

    To cut meat into pieces so that the fire can reach them and cook them.

  2. 2.
    to tear, shredboth

    To tear or shred a garment.

  3. 3.
    to cut, slashclassical

    To cut or slash something, like a tent, with swords.

  4. 4.
    to tear apartclassical

    To tear something apart, as in a violent struggle.

رَعْبَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting meatboth

    The act of cutting meat into pieces for cooking.

  2. 2.
    worn-out clothingclassical

    What has become worn out and tattered from a garment.

رَعْبُولَةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of meatboth

    A single piece of meat that has been cut for cooking.

  2. 2.
    tattered ragboth

    A torn and tattered piece of cloth.

تَرَعْبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tornboth

    To become torn or tattered, referring to a garment.

مُرَعْبَلadjective
  1. 1.
    torn, tatteredboth

    Describing a garment that is torn and in rags.

  2. 2.
    cooked (meat)classical

    Describing meat that has been cut and cooked.

رَعَابِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    rags, tattersboth

    A collection of worn-out and tattered clothes.

  2. 2.
    torn garmentsclassical

    Specifically, torn garments, often used to describe clothing in a state of disrepair.

رُعْبُلnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish motherclassical

    A term used in a curse, referring to the mother of the one cursed, implying foolishness.

رُعْبَلِيبadjective
  1. 1.
    playful, affectionateclassical

    Describing young animals, like cubs, as being playful or affectionate.

  2. 2.
    tearingclassical

    Describing something that tears or shreds what it can.

رَعْبَلِيname
  1. 1.
    Abu Dhubyan bin al-Ra'balclassical

    A proper name, referring to a person named Abu Dhubyan bin al-Ra'bal.

Parallel reading

جمل رعبل: ضخم
A bulky camel: massive.
إذا مشى، رعبل ... إذا مطاه السفر الأطول، والبلد العطود الهوجل
When it walks, it is bulky... when long travel wears it down, and the difficult, rugged land.
ورعبل اللحم رعبلة: قطعه لتصل النار إليه فتنضجه
And he cut the meat into pieces: he cut it so that the fire could reach it and cook it.
والقطعة الواحدة رعبولة
And a single piece is a ra'būlah.
ورعبل الثوب فترعبل: مزقه فتمزق
And he tore the garment and it became torn: he ripped it and it ripped.
والرعابيل: الثياب المتمزقة
And al-ra'ābīl: the torn garments.
أن أهل اليمامة رعبلوا فسطاط خالد بالسيوف أي قطعوه
That the people of Yamama cut Khalid's tent with swords, meaning they slashed it.
ريح رعبلة إذا لم تسقم في هبوبها
A ra'balah wind if it is not sickly in its blowing.
امرأة رعبل: في خلقان الثياب ذات خلقان
A ra'bal woman: in worn-out clothes that are tattered.
وقيل: هي الرعناء الحمقاء
And it was said: she is the foolish, stupid one.
ثكلته الرعبل أي أمه الحمقاء
May al-Ra'bal bereave him, meaning his foolish mother.
وشادنة العسابر رعبليب
And the young of the wild beasts, playful.
رعبلت الجلد إذا مزقته
He tore the skin if he ripped it.
ترى الملوك حوله مرعبله، يقتل ذا الذنب، ومن لا ذنب له
You see the kings around him being cut down, killing the one with guilt, and the one without guilt.
قد انشوى شواؤنا المرعبل، فاقتربوا إلى الغداء فكلوا
Our roasted meat, cut and cooked, is ready; approach for lunch and eat.