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جبء

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of withdrawal, hiding, and aversion. It also extends to meanings of being cowardly, a place being abundant with truffles, and specific geographical locations or objects.

Derived headwords

جَبَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to hold backboth

    To refrain from doing something, to hold oneself back, or to be deterred.

  2. 2.
    to dislikeboth

    To feel aversion towards something or someone.

  3. 3.
    to go outclassical

    To emerge or depart from a place.

  4. 4.
    to hideboth

    To conceal oneself or to withdraw from sight.

  5. 5.
    to sell ochreclassical

    To engage in the trade of ochre (a pigment).

  6. 6.
    to incline the neckclassical

    To bend or tilt one's neck.

  7. 7.
    to be dull (sight)classical

    For eyesight to become dim or impaired.

  8. 8.
    to be blunt (sword)classical

    For a sword to lose its sharpness or be ineffective.

الجَأْبnoun
  1. 1.
    ochreclassical

    A natural earth pigment containing iron oxide, typically reddish-brown.

الجَبْءnoun
  1. 1.
    truffleboth

    An edible fungus that grows underground, similar to a mushroom.

  2. 2.
    hillockboth

    A small natural mound or hill.

  3. 3.
    water-collecting pitboth

    A small hollow or depression where water gathers.

أَجْبُؤnoun
  1. 1.
    truffles (pl.)both

    Plural form of 'al-jab' (truffle).

جَبَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    truffles (pl.)both

    Plural form of 'al-jab' (truffle).

أَجْبَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundant (truffles)both

    For a place to have a plentiful growth of truffles.

  2. 2.
    to sell unripe produceclassical

    To sell crops before they have reached maturity or ripeness.

  3. 3.
    to hideboth

    To conceal something or someone.

  4. 4.
    to overlookboth

    To have a commanding view over a place or people.

الجَبَأadjective
  1. 1.
    cowardlyboth

    Lacking courage; easily frightened.

  2. 2.
    type of arrowclassical

    A specific kind of arrow, possibly related to its fletching or shaft.

الجَبَاءَةadjective
  1. 1.
    unimpressive womanclassical

    A woman whose appearance is not striking or intimidating.

الجَابِئnoun
  1. 1.
    locustclassical

    A migratory grasshopper.

الجَبْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shoe partclassical

    A component of a shoe.

  2. 2.
    camel anatomyclassical

    The section of a camel's ribs extending to the udder and navel.

Parallel reading

ارْتَدَعَ وَكَرِهَ وَخَرَجَ وَتَوَارَى
He held back, disliked, went out, and hid.
بَاعَ الجَأْبَ، أَي: المَغْرَةَ
He sold the ochre, meaning the pigment.
أَمَالَ عُنُقَهُ
He inclined his neck.
نَبَا البَصَرُ وَالسَّيْفُ
The sight grew dim and the sword became blunt.
الجَبْءُ: الكَمْأَةُ، وَالأَكَمَةُ، وَنَقِيرٌ يَجْتَمِعُ فِيهِ المَاءُ
The jab' is the truffle, the hillock, and a hollow where water collects.
أَجْبَأَ المَكَانُ: كَثُرَ بِهِ الكَمْءُ
The place was abundant with truffles: truffles were numerous there.
بَاعَ الزَّرْعَ قَبْلَ بُدُوِّ صَلَاحِهِ
He sold the crop before its ripeness became apparent.
وَارَى الشَّيْءَ
He hid the thing.
أَشْرَفَ عَلَى القَوْمِ
He overlooked the people.
الجَبَأُ: الجَبَانُ
Al-jab' is the coward.
الجَبَاءَةُ: المَرْأَةُ لَا يُرَوِّعُكَ مَنْظَرُهَا
Al-jaba'ah is the woman whose appearance does not frighten you.
الجَابِئُ: الجَرَادُ
Al-jabi' is the locust.
الجَبْأَةُ: خَشَبَةُ الحِذَاءِ
Al-jab'ah is the wooden part of a shoe.
الجَبْأَةُ: مَقَطُّ شَرَاسِيفِ البَعِيرِ إِلَى السُّرَّةِ وَالضَّرْعِ
Al-jab'ah is the section of a camel's ribs to the navel and udder.