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سربن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to clothing, specifically garments worn by warriors or for protection. It discusses a type of armor or protective covering, with variations in spelling and pronunciation noted.

Derived headwords

السربالnoun
  1. 1.
    Armor, tunicboth

    A type of garment, often interpreted as armor, a tunic, or a protective covering, particularly for warriors.

سربانnoun
  1. 1.
    Armor, tunicclassical

    Similar to السربال, a garment, possibly armor or a protective tunic. It is suggested that the 'n' in سربان might be a substitution for the 'l' in سربال.

تسربنتverb
  1. 1.
    To wear armor/tunicclassical

    To put on or wear a garment like السربال or السربان, interpreted as armor or a protective tunic.

تسربلتverb
  1. 1.
    To wear armor/tunicclassical

    To put on or wear a garment like السربال, interpreted as armor or a protective tunic.

سرباناnoun
  1. 1.
    Armor, tunicclassical

    A variant form or pronunciation of السربال or السربان, referring to a protective garment.

Parallel reading

السربان: كالسربال، وزعم يعقوب أن نون سربان بدل من لام سربال.
Al-sirbān: like al-sirbāl, and Ya'qub claimed that the 'n' in sirbān is a substitute for the 'l' in sirbāl.
وتسربنت: كتسربلت؛
And tasarbanat: like tasarbalat;
إذا تسربنت تحت النقع سربانا
if it donned armor beneath the dust
قال: ورواه أبو عمرو سربالا.
He said: And Abu 'Amr narrated it as sirbālān.