ءبه

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of awareness, attentiveness, and perception, often in contrast to forgetfulness or heedlessness. It also extends to notions of dignity, grandeur, and arrogance, as well as the act of rousing someone from unawareness.

Derived headwords

أَبِهَverb

1.
to be awareboth
To be aware, attentive, or mindful of something.
2.
to forget then realizeclassical
To forget something and then later become aware of it.

يَأْبَهُverb

1.
to be awareboth
Present tense of 'أَبِهَ', meaning to be aware or attentive.
2.
to pay attention toboth
To pay attention to or heed something.
3.
to care aboutboth
To care about or be concerned with something.

أَبْهًاnoun

1.
awarenessclassical
The state of being aware or attentive; perception.
2.
forgetfulness then awarenessclassical
The act of forgetting something and then becoming aware of it again.

أَبِهَ لَهُverb

1.
to be aware of itboth
To be aware of or attentive to something.

أَبِهَ لَهُ (بالكسر)verb

1.
to be aware of itclassical
To be aware of or attentive to something, with the verb root pronounced with a kasra.

فَطِنَverb

1.
to perceiveboth
To perceive, understand, or become aware of something.

فَطِنَ لهverb

1.
to perceive itboth
To perceive or become aware of something.

نَبَّهَverb

1.
to rouseboth
To rouse someone, to make them aware or alert.

نَبَّهَهُverb

1.
to rouse himboth
To rouse him, to make him aware or alert.

نَبِهْتُ لِلأَمْرِverb

1.
I became aware of the matterboth
I became aware of or attentive to the matter.

آبَهْتُهُverb

1.
I informed himclassical
I informed him or made him aware.

الأَبْهَةnoun

1.
grandeurboth
Grandeur, magnificence, dignity, and majesty.
2.
arroganceboth
Arrogance, haughtiness, and pride.

ذو أَبْهَةadjective

1.
dignifiedboth
Possessing grandeur, dignity, or majesty.
2.
arrogantboth
Possessing arrogance or haughtiness.

تَأَبَّهَverb

1.
to act arrogantlyclassical
To act with arrogance or haughtiness towards someone.

تَأَبُّهًاnoun

1.
arroganceclassical
The act of showing arrogance or haughtiness.

لا يُؤْبَهُ لهverb

1.
to be disregardedboth
To be disregarded, not paid attention to, or considered insignificant.

أَبِهْinterjection

1.
hey!classical
An interjection used to call attention, similar to 'hey!' or 'look!'

يَبِهْverb

1.
to barkclassical
To bark, as a dog does.

بَحَverb

1.
to barkclassical
To bark, as a dog does.

Parallel reading

أبه له يأبه أبها وأبه له وبه أبها: فطن.

He was aware of it, he perceived it, with awareness and perception; he was aware of it and perceived it.

وقال بعضهم: أبه للشيء أبها نسيه ثم تفطن له.

Some said: He forgot something and then became aware of it.

وأبه الرجل: فطنه، وأبهه: نبهه؛ كلاهما عن كراع، والمعنيان متقاربان.

And the man perceived it, and he roused him; both are from Kara', and the two meanings are close.

ما أبهت للأمر آبه أبها، ويقال أيضا: ما أبهت له بالكسر آبه أبها مثل نبهت نبها.

I did not pay attention to the matter, I paid no attention to it; and it is also said: I did not pay attention to it (with a kasra), I paid no attention to it, like 'I paid attention, I paid no attention'.

وآبهته أعلمته؛ وأنشد لأمية: إذ آبهتهم ولم يدروا بفاحشة، ... وأرغمتهم ولم يدروا بما هجعوا

And I informed them; and Umayya said: When I informed them and they did not know of any indecency... and I humiliated them and they did not know what they were sleeping through.

أشيء أوهمته لم آبه له أو شيء ذكرته إياه أي لا أدري أهو شيء ذكره النبي وكنت غفلت عنه فلم آبه له، أو شيء ذكرته إياه وكان يذكره بعد.

Is it something I imagined that I paid no attention to, or something I mentioned to him, meaning I don't know if it is something the Prophet mentioned and I was heedless of it and did not pay attention to it, or something I mentioned to him and he used to mention it later.

والأبهة: العظمة والكبر.

And 'al-abhah' means grandeur andكبر.

ورجل ذو أبهة أي ذو كبر وعظمة.

And a man of 'abhah' means a man ofكبر and grandeur.

وتأبه فلان على فلان تأبها إذا تكبر ورفع قدره عنه؛ وأنشد ابن بري لرؤبة: وطامح من نخوة التأبه

And so-and-so acted arrogantly towards so-and-so with arrogance when he was proud and raised himself above him; and Ibn al-Bari quoted Ru'bah: And a haughty one from the pride of arrogance.

كم من ذي أبهة قد جعلته حقيرا

How many a dignified person have I made insignificant.

الأبهة، بالضم والتشديد للباء: العظمة والبهاء.

'Al-abhah', with damma and shadda on the ba: grandeur and splendor.

إذا لم يكن المخزومي ذا بأو وأبهة لم يشبه قومه

If the Makhzumi is not a man of might and grandeur, he does not resemble his people.

رب أشعث أغبر ذي طمرين لا يؤبه له أي لا يحتفل به لحقارته.

Perhaps a disheveled, dusty one with two worn garments, who is not paid attention to, meaning he is not honored due to his insignificance.

ويقال للأء: أبه، وقد به يبه أي بح يبح.

And they say to the dogs: 'Abih', and it barks, it barks, meaning it barks, it barks.