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الخضربة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the agitation and movement of water, particularly in confined bodies like ponds or valleys. It also extends to describe a fluent and eloquent speaker.

Derived headwords

الخَضْرَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    agitation of waterboth

    The state of water being disturbed or in motion.

خَضَارِبadjective
  1. 1.
    turbulentclassical

    Describing water that is turbulent, moving and swirling within itself, typically found in a pond or valley.

المُخَضْرِبadjective
  1. 1.
    eloquentclassical

    Describing someone who is fluent and eloquent in speech.

Parallel reading

الخَضْرَبَة: اضْطِرَابُ المَاءِ.
Al-khadhrabah: The agitation of water.
وَمَاءٌ خَضَارِبٌ، كَعَلَابِطٍ: يَمُوجُ بَعْضُهُ فِي بَعْضٍ، وَلَا يَكُونُ إِلَّا فِي غَدِيرٍ أَوْ وَادٍ.
And water is khadārib, like 'alābiṭ: it surges within itself, and is only found in a pond or a valley.
والمُخَضْرِبُ، بِفَتْحِ الرَّاءِ: الفَصِيحُ البَلِيغُ.
And al-mukhadrib, with fatha on the ra: the eloquent, the articulate.