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الءب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of vegetation, pasture, and growth, as well as movement, preparation, and longing. It also encompasses terms for water, floods, and defeat, with some geographical names.

Derived headwords

الأبnoun
  1. 1.
    Pasture, vegetationboth

    Refers to grass, pasture, or whatever the earth has produced, including greenery.

  2. 2.
    Place nameboth

    A place in Yemen, and with a kasra (إِبّ), a town in Yemen.

أبّverb
  1. 1.
    To prepare, get readyclassical

    He prepared or got ready for a journey.

  2. 2.
    To long forclassical

    He longed for his homeland.

  3. 3.
    To draw backclassical

    He drew back his hand to his sword to unsheathe it.

  4. 4.
    To intend, aim forclassical

    He intended his goal.

  5. 5.
    To defeatclassical

    He defeated (the enemy) with an undeniable charge.

  6. 6.
    To move, shakeclassical

    He moved or shook the thing.

يَئِبُverb
  1. 1.
    To prepare, get readyclassical

    He prepares or gets ready for a journey.

يُؤَبُverb
  1. 1.
    To prepare, get readyclassical

    He prepares or gets ready for a journey.

أَبَاmasdar
  1. 1.
    Preparationclassical

    The act of preparing or getting ready for a journey.

  2. 2.
    Longingclassical

    The act of longing for one's homeland.

  3. 3.
    Drawing backclassical

    The act of drawing back one's hand.

  4. 4.
    Intentionclassical

    The act of intending or aiming for a goal.

  5. 5.
    Defeatclassical

    The act of defeating (the enemy) with an undeniable charge.

أَبِيبًاmasdar
  1. 1.
    Preparationclassical

    The act of preparing or getting ready for a journey.

أَبَابًاmasdar
  1. 1.
    Preparationclassical

    The act of preparing or getting ready for a journey.

  2. 2.
    Longingclassical

    The act of longing for one's homeland.

أَبَابَةًmasdar
  1. 1.
    Preparationclassical

    The act of preparing or getting ready for a journey.

  2. 2.
    Longingclassical

    The act of longing for one's homeland.

اِئْتَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To prepare, get readyclassical

    He prepared or got ready for a journey.

أَبَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Preparationclassical

    The act of preparing or getting ready for a journey.

  2. 2.
    Longingclassical

    The act of longing for one's homeland.

أَبَابُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    Equipment, provisionsclassical

    He is in his equipment or provisions.

أَبَّهَverb
  1. 1.
    To intend, aim forclassical

    He intended his goal.

اِسْتَقَامَتْ أَبَابَتُهُphrase
  1. 1.
    His way became straightclassical

    His method or way became straight and proper.

الأَبَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Waterclassical

    Refers to water.

  2. 2.
    Mirageclassical

    Refers to a mirage.

  3. 3.
    Floodclassical

    Refers to the main part or bulk of a flood.

أَبَّverb
  1. 1.
    To defeatclassical

    He defeated (the enemy) with an undeniable charge.

  2. 2.
    To move, shakeclassical

    He moved or shook the thing.

أَبَّةname
  1. 1.
    Place nameboth

    A name, by which are named Upper and Lower Abba, two villages in Lahj.

  2. 2.
    Place nameboth

    With a damma (أُبَّة), a place in Ifriqiya.

أَبَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To cry out, shoutclassical

    He cried out or shouted.

تَأَبَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    To marvel, be amazedclassical

    He marveled or was amazed by it.

  2. 2.
    To boastclassical

    He boasted about it.

أَبَىname
  1. 1.
    River nameboth

    A river between Kufa and the palace of Banu Muqatil, attributed to Abi bin Al-Samghan, a king of the Nabataeans.

  2. 2.
    River nameboth

    A river in Wasit, Iraq.

  3. 3.
    Well nameboth

    A well in Medina, or it is 'Anna' (أَنَا) with a lightened noon.

Parallel reading

والأب: الكلأ، أو المرعى، أو ما أنبتت الأرض، والخضر
And Al-Ab: grass, or pasture, or what the earth has produced, and greenery.
وبالكسر: ة باليمن
And with a kasra: a town in Yemen.
وأب للسير يئب ويؤب أبا وأبيبا وأبابا وأبابا وأبابة: تهيأ، كائتب
And he prepared for a journey, he prepares and prepares, preparation, preparation, preparation, and preparation, meaning he got ready, like (i'taba).
و إلى وطنه أبا وإبابة وأبابة: اشتاق
And for his homeland he longed, and longed, and longed, meaning he was homesick.
ويده إلى سيفه: ردها ليسله
And his hand to his sword: he drew it back to unsheathe it.
وهو في أبابه: في جهازه
And he is in his equipment: meaning in his provisions.
وأب أبه: قصد قصده
And he intended his goal: meaning he aimed for his objective.
وأبت أبابته ويكسر استقامت طريقته
And his way became straight, and with a kasra: his method became upright.
والأباب الماء والسراب وبالضم معظم السيل
And Al-Abab is water and mirage, and with a damma, the bulk of the flood.
وأب: هزم بحملة لا مكذوبة فيها
And he defeated: with a charge that was not false.
وأبة: اسم، وبه سميت أبة العليا والسفلى: قريتان بلحج
And Abba: a name, and by it were named Upper and Lower Abba: two villages in Lahj.
وبالضم: د بإفريقية
And with a damma: a place in Ifriqiya.
وأبب: صاح
And he shouted: he cried out.
وتأبب به: تعجب، وتبجح
And he marveled at it: he was amazed, and he boasted.
وأبى، كحتى: نهر بين الكوفة وقصر بني مقاتل، ينسب إلى أبى بن الصامغان من ملوك النبط
And Abi, like Hatta: a river between Kufa and the palace of Banu Muqatil, attributed to Abi bin Al-Samghan, one of the Nabataean kings.