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زعب

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of filling, overflowing, and carrying something full. It extends to meanings of abundance, forceful movement, and also includes specific terms for sounds, places, and personal names.

Derived headwords

زَعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to fillboth

    To fill a container, such as a vessel.

  2. 2.
    to cutclassical

    To cut something, possibly related to filling or a forceful action.

ازدَعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to fillclassical

    To fill something, used reflexively or with a preposition.

  2. 2.
    to carry heavilyclassical

    To carry something when it is full, implying a heavy load.

زُعِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be filledclassical

    Passive form indicating something has been filled.

زَعْبnoun
  1. 1.
    fillingclassical

    The act or state of being filled.

  2. 2.
    cuttingclassical

    The act of cutting.

زَعْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pieceboth

    A piece or portion of something, especially money, given as a gift or payment.

زُعْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    donkeyclassical

    A male donkey.

زَعِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    cawingclassical

    The sound made by a crow; cawing.

زُعَيْبnoun
  1. 1.
    hummingclassical

    The buzzing or humming sound of bees.

زاعِبnoun
  1. 1.
    leaderclassical

    A leader or guide, one who travels extensively.

زاعِبِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    flexibleclassical

    Describes spears that, when shaken, appear to have their sections moving within each other, implying flexibility or a specific construction.

زَعْبُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    mean and shortclassical

    A person who is both ignoble and short in stature.

أَزْعَبadjective
  1. 1.
    thickclassical

    Describes someone or something as thick or stout.

  2. 2.
    mean and shortclassical

    Similar to زعبوب, referring to a person who is ignoble and short.

تَزَعَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be livelyclassical

    To be energetic, spirited, or lively.

  2. 2.
    to become angryclassical

    To become angry or enraged.

  3. 3.
    to eat and drink excessivelyclassical

    To consume food and drink in large quantities.

  4. 4.
    to divide propertyclassical

    To partition or divide property among a group of people.

زَعْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a locality in Al-Yamamah.

زُعْبnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a location in Medina.

زُعْبَبname
  1. 1.
    a nameclassical

    A given name.

زَعْبَانname
  1. 1.
    a nameclassical

    A given name, mentioned in relation to a later poet.

Parallel reading

زعب الإناء، كمنع: ملأه
The vessel was filled, like 'man'a': it was filled.
و قطعه، كازدعبه
And to cut it, like 'izda'aba'.
و الوادي: تملأ
And the valley: it became full.
و القربة: احتملها ممتلئة
And the waterskin: he carried it full.
و المرأة: جامعها فملأها منيا
And the woman: he had intercourse with her and filled her with semen.
و البعير بحمله: مر مثقلا، أو تدافع، كازدعب فيهما
And the camel with its load: it passed by heavily laden, or it surged, like 'izda'aba' in them.
وله من المال زعبة، ويضم، وزعبا، بالكسر: دفع له قطعة منه
And he had from the money a 'za'bah', and with damma, and 'za'ban' with kasra: he gave him a piece of it.
و الغراب زعيبا: نعب
And the crow 'za'aba': it cawed.
ومنها: الرماح الزاعبية، أو هي: التي إذا هزت كأن كعوبها يجري بعضها في بعض
And among them: the 'za'abiyyah' spears, or they are: those which when shaken, it is as if their joints run into each other.
وزعيب النحل: دويها
And the 'zu'ayb' of bees: their buzzing.
وكسحابة: ة باليمامة
And like 'sahabah': a locality in Al-Yamamah.
وكغراب: موضع بالمدينة، أو الصواب بالغين
And like 'ghurab': a place in Medina, or the correct pronunciation is with ghayn.
وكزبير: اسم
And like 'zubayr': a name.
وكجلد: أبو قبيلة، منها: معن بن يزيد بن زعب، ولمعن ولأبيه صحبة
And like 'jild': the father of a tribe, among them: Ma'n bin Yazid bin Za'b, and Ma'n and his father had companionship.
وتزعب: نشط، وتغيظ، و في أكله وشربه: أكثر، و القوم المال: اقتسموه
And 'taza'aba': he was energetic, and he became angry, and in his eating and drinking: he was excessive, and the people the property: they divided it.
والزعبوب، بالضم: اللئيم القصير، كالأزعب، ج: زعب، بالضم شاذ
And 'az-zu'bub', with damma: the ignoble short one, like 'al-az'ab', plural: 'zu'ab', with damma is irregular.
والأزعب: الغليظ
And 'al-az'ab': the stout one.
وزعبب، كقنفذ: اسم
And 'zu'bab', like 'qunfudh': a name.
وزعبة، بالضم: حمار
And 'zu'bah', with damma: a donkey.
والزاعب: الهادي السياح في الأرض
And 'az-za'ib': the guide, the wanderer on earth.
ومحمد بن نعمة بن محمود بن زعبان: شاعر متأخر
And Muhammad bin Ni'mah bin Mahmud bin Za'ban: a late poet.