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الشازب

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes states of being lean, dry, withered, or tough. It extends to concepts of something being slender or thin, like a twig or a bow, and metaphorically to a person's anticipation of an opportunity.

Derived headwords

شَازِبadjective
  1. 1.
    leanboth

    Describes something as lean, thin, and dry.

  2. 2.
    toughboth

    Describes something as tough and dry, lacking moisture or suppleness.

شَزَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be leanboth

    To become lean, dry, and tough.

  2. 2.
    to be witheredclassical

    To become withered or dried out.

شُزُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    twigclassical

    A slender stick or twig, especially one before it has been properly prepared or shaped.

  2. 2.
    bowclassical

    A bow that is neither new nor old, but in an intermediate state.

شَازِبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bowclassical

    A bow that is neither new nor old.

شَازِبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    lean (female animal)classical

    Describes a female animal, specifically a she-ass, as being lean and thin.

شُوزَبnoun
  1. 1.
    signclassical

    A mark or sign.

تَشْزِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    witheringclassical

    The act of becoming withered or dried out.

مُتَشَازِبadjective
  1. 1.
    anticipatingclassical

    Describes someone who is anticipating or expecting something, particularly an opportunity or a share.

شَزَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to witherclassical

    To cause something to become withered or dried out.

شَزْبnoun
  1. 1.
    leannessboth

    The state of being lean, dry, and tough.

  2. 2.
    drynessboth

    The state of being dry and withered.

شَزُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    opportunityclassical

    A favorable chance or occasion; a good opportunity.

Parallel reading

الخشن، والضامر اليابس
Lean, and the thin, dry one.
وقد شزب، كنصر وكرم، شزبا وشزوبا
And it became lean, like 'nasara' and 'karuma', with the masdars 'shazaban' and 'shazouban'.
والشزيب: القضيب قبل أن يصلح
And the shazib: a twig before it is prepared.
والقوس ليست بجديد ولا خلق، كالشزبة
And a bow that is neither new nor old, like the shazbah.
والشزبة من الأتن: الضامر
And the shazbah from the she-asses: the lean one.
وبالضم: الفرصة
And with the dammah: the opportunity.
والشوزب: العلامة
And the shauzab: the sign.
وشزبه تشزيبا: ذبله
And he made it withered (tashziban): he dried it out.
وهم متشازبون، أي: لكل واحد حظ ينتظره
And they are mutashazibun, meaning: each one has an opportunity he awaits.