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جرجبه

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of eating, consuming, and the internal space or contents of something. It also describes large camels and a state of being moist or soft.

Derived headwords

جَرْجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to eatclassical

    To consume food.

جَرْجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to finish contentsclassical

    Referring to a container, it means to have consumed all that was inside it.

الجَرْجَبnoun
  1. 1.
    moist/softclassical

    Describing a state of being moist or soft, similar to 'طرطب' (tarṭaba).

الجَرْجَبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    belly/abdomenclassical

    Refers to the belly or abdomen, the internal cavity.

الجَرَاجِبnoun
  1. 1.
    large camelsclassical

    Refers to large or stout camels.

Parallel reading

جرجبه: أكله
Jarjaba: to eat it.
و الإناء: أتى على ما فيه
And the container: it reached what was in it (i.e., was emptied).
والجرجب: كطرطب
And al-jarjab: like tarṭaba (moist/soft).
والجرجبان: الجوف
And al-jarjabān: the belly/abdomen.
والجراجب: الإبل العظام
And al-jarājib: the large camels.