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سغب

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of hunger, often implying hardship or exhaustion. It also extends to the concept of famine and, less commonly, thirst.

Derived headwords

سَغِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hungryboth

    To experience hunger, to be in a state of needing food.

  2. 2.
    to be hungry with hardshipclassical

    To be hungry, but specifically in conjunction with experiencing hardship or exhaustion.

سَغَبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hungerboth

    The state of being hungry.

سُغْبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hungerboth

    The state of being hungry.

سَغَابَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    hungerboth

    The state of being hungry.

سُغُوبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hungerboth

    The state of being hungry.

مَسْغَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hungerboth

    The state of being hungry.

سَاغِبadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryboth

    Experiencing hunger.

سَغْبَانadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryboth

    Experiencing hunger.

سَغِبadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryboth

    Experiencing hunger.

سَغْبَىadjective
  1. 1.
    hungryboth

    Experiencing hunger.

سِغَابnoun
  1. 1.
    hungry peopleboth

    A collective noun referring to people who are hungry.

السُّغْبnoun
  1. 1.
    thirstclassical

    The sensation of thirst.

أَسْغَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to enter famineclassical

    To enter a period of widespread hunger or famine.

مُسْغِبadjective
  1. 1.
    causing hungerclassical

    Something that causes hunger or leads to famine.

مُسْعِبadjective
  1. 1.
    causing hungerclassical

    Something that causes hunger or leads to famine.

Parallel reading

سغب، كفرح وكنصر، سغبا وسغبا وسغابة وسغوبا ومسغبة: جاع
He was hungry, like 'faraha' and 'nasara', experiencing hunger, hunger, hunger, hunger, and famine: he became hungry.
أو لا يكون إلا مع تعب، فهو ساغب وسغبان وسغب، وهي سغبى، وجمعهما: سغاب.
Or it is not but with exhaustion, so he is hungry, very hungry, and hungry, and she is hungry, and their collective is: hungry people.
والسغب، محركة: العطش، وليس بمستعمل.
And hunger, when vocalized with damma on the first letter: thirst, and it is not in use.
وأسغب: دخل في المجاعة.
And he entered into famine: he entered into a period of famine.
وهو مسغب له كذا، ومسعب: مسوغ.
And it causes hunger for him such and such, and it causes hunger: it makes it permissible (or causes it).