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السعابيب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that extend or flow in threads or streams, often viscous substances like honey or saliva. It also encompasses the act of stretching or elongating, and the resulting flow or substance.

Derived headwords

السَّعَابِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Thread-like streamsboth

    Refers to things that extend like threads, such as honey, marshmallow root, or similar viscous substances.

سَعَابِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Saliva streamsclassical

    When someone's mouth is described as having 'sa'abib', it means their saliva is flowing out in thread-like streams.

تَسَعَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    To stretch outclassical

    To elongate or extend, particularly in a thread-like manner.

السَّعْبnoun
  1. 1.
    Flowing substanceclassical

    Anything that flows or extends in threads, whether it is a drink or another substance.

اِنْسَعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To flowclassical

    Used to describe water flowing, implying a stream or current.

مُسْعَبadjective
  1. 1.
    Flowingclassical

    Describes something that is flowing or has a channel through which it flows.

Parallel reading

السَّعَابِيب: التي تمد شبه الخيوط من العسل والخطمي ونحوه.
Al-sa'abib: That which extends like threads from honey, marshmallow root, and the like.
وسال فمه سعابيب: امتد لعابه كالخيوط.
And his mouth flowed with sa'abib: his saliva extended like threads.
وتسعب: تمطط.
And tasa'aba: it stretched out.
والسعب: كل ما تسعب من شراب وغيره.
And al-sa'b: everything that flows out, from a drink or otherwise.
وانسعب الماء: سال.
And the water insa'aba: it flowed.
وهو مسعب له كذا: مسوغ.
And it is mus'ab for him: permissible/flowing.