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سءبه

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of choking, suffocation, and intense drinking or satiation. It also extends to terms for containers, particularly those holding liquids like water or honey, and can metaphorically refer to abundance.

Derived headwords

سَأَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to chokeboth

    To cause someone to choke or suffocate, potentially leading to death.

  2. 2.
    to be satiatedboth

    To be fully satisfied or quenched, especially from drinking.

سُئِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be chokedclassical

    To be subjected to choking or suffocation.

سَأَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    chokingclassical

    The act or state of choking or suffocation.

  2. 2.
    satiationclassical

    The state of being fully quenched or satisfied, particularly by drink.

سِئَابٌnoun
  1. 1.
    chokingclassical

    The act or state of choking or suffocation.

سِئْبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    chokingclassical

    The act or state of choking or suffocation.

سِئْبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    chokingclassical

    The act or state of choking or suffocation.

سِئَابَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    chokingclassical

    The act or state of choking or suffocation.

سِئْبَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    chokingclassical

    The act or state of choking or suffocation.

سُؤْبَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    chokingclassical

    The act or state of choking or suffocation.

سُؤْبَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance of wealthclassical

    Metaphorically refers to a large amount or abundance, specifically of wealth.

سِقَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    waterskinboth

    A container made of animal skin, typically used for holding water.

  2. 2.
    container for honeyclassical

    A specific type of container, possibly for honey.

سَآبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    waterskinclassical

    A large waterskin or a container for a waterskin.

سُؤُوبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    waterskinsclassical

    Plural of سقاء (waterskin), referring to multiple containers.

مَسْأَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    waterskinclassical

    A container, possibly a large waterskin or a case for one.

مِسَابٌnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy drinkerclassical

    Someone who drinks a lot of water.

Parallel reading

سَأَبَهُ، كَمَنَعَهُ: خَنَقَهُ
He choked him, as in 'man'a-hu'.
وَمِنَ الشَّرَابِ: رَوِيَ
And from drinking: he was satiated.
كَسَئِبَ، كَفَرِحَ
Like 'sa'iba', as in 'fariha'.
وَالسِّقَاءُ: وَسِعَهُ
And the waterskin: its capacity.
وَالسَّأَبُ: الزِّقُّ، أَوْ عَظِيمٌ مِنْهُ
And the sa'ab: the waterskin, or a large one of them.
أَوْ وِعَاءٌ مِنْ أَدَمٍ يُوضَعُ فِيهِ الزِّقُّ
Or a container made of leather in which the waterskin is placed.
ج: سُؤُوبٌ، كَالْمَسْأَبِ فِي الْكُلِّ، كَمِنْبَرٍ
Plural: su'ub, like al-mas'ab in all of them, like minbar.
أَوْ هُوَ سِقَاءُ الْعَسَلِ
Or it is a waterskin for honey.
وَفِي شِعْرِ أَبِي ذُؤَيْبٍ: مِسَابٌ، كَكِتَابٍ
And in the poetry of Abu Dhu'ayb: misab, like kitab.
وَالْكَثِيرُ الشُّرْبُ لِلْمَاءِ
And the one who drinks a lot of water.
وَإِنَّهُ لَسُؤْبَانُ مَالٍ، أَيْ إِزَاؤُهُ
And indeed, he is a su'ban of wealth, meaning its equivalent or counterpart.