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الصعب

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes difficulty, hardship, and arduousness. It extends to concepts of being stubborn, fierce, or unyielding, and is used to describe challenging terrain, difficult tasks, and even specific individuals or places known for their toughness or prominence.

Derived headwords

الصَّعْبadjective
  1. 1.
    difficult, hardboth

    Describes something that requires great effort or is challenging to accomplish or endure.

  2. 2.
    fierce, strongboth

    Used to describe a lion or a strong, capable man.

  3. 3.
    stubborn, unyieldingboth

    Describes a person or animal that is resistant to control or persuasion.

الصُّعُوبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    difficulty, hardshipboth

    The state or quality of being difficult to do, understand, or deal with.

الأَبِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    unyielding, proudboth

    Describes someone who refuses to submit or be humbled, often due to pride or strong principles.

الأَسَدnoun
  1. 1.
    lionboth

    A large carnivorous feline, often associated with strength and ferocity.

رَجُلnoun
  1. 1.
    manboth

    An adult human male.

المُنْذِر بن ماء السماءname
  1. 1.
    Al-Mundhir bin Ma' al-Sama'classical

    A historical figure, likely a king or prominent leader, whose name is associated with this root.

ابن جُثَامَةname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Juthamaclassical

    A Companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

ع باليمنname
  1. 1.
    a place in Yemenclassical

    A location in Yemen, possibly a town or region, referred to by this name.

اسْتَصْعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to find difficultboth

    To perceive or experience a task or situation as being difficult.

أَصْعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to become difficultboth

    To transition into a state of being difficult or arduous.

  2. 2.
    to make difficultboth

    To cause something to become difficult.

  3. 3.
    to leave (a camel) untamedclassical

    To refrain from riding a camel, allowing it to remain wild or untamed.

صَعُبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be difficultboth

    To possess the quality of being hard to do, understand, or endure.

صَعَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to make difficultboth

    To render something arduous or challenging.

تَصَعَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to make difficultboth

    To render something arduous or challenging (often reflexive or intensive).

المُصْعَبnoun
  1. 1.
    stallionboth

    A strong, virile male horse.

المُصْعَبَانname
  1. 1.
    Al-Mus'abaynclassical

    Refers to two prominent figures, Mus'ab bin Al-Zubayr and either his son 'Isa or his brother 'Abd Allah bin Al-Zubayr.

الصَّعْبَةname
  1. 1.
    bint Jabalclassical

    A woman named Al-Sa'bah, daughter of Jabal and sister of Mu'adh bin Jabal.

  2. 2.
    bint Sahlclassical

    A woman named Al-Sa'bah, daughter of Sahl, who was a Companion.

صَعْبَةname
  1. 1.
    woman's nameboth

    A female given name.

صُعَيْبَةname
  1. 1.
    woman's nameboth

    A female given name, possibly a diminutive or variant of Sa'bah.

الصَّاعِبnoun
  1. 1.
    stony groundclassical

    Land characterized by stones and pebbles, suitable for plowing.

الصُّعْبِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    a water sourceclassical

    A specific water source belonging to the Banu Khifaf tribe.

كِتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    bookboth

    A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.

جبل ms0112name
  1. 1.
    a mountainclassical

    A mountain located between Al-Yamamah and the Persian Gulf.

يوم الصِّعَابname
  1. 1.
    Day of Difficultiesclassical

    A specific day or event known for its hardship or challenges.

Parallel reading

واستصعب الأمر: صار صعبا
And the matter became difficult: it became hard.
واستصعب الأمر: كأصعب، وصعب، ككرم، صعوبة
And the matter became difficult: like 'as'aba, and 'sa'uba', like 'karuma', 'su'ubah'.
و الشيء: وجده صعبا، لازم متعد، كأصعبه
And the thing: he found it difficult, intransitive and transitive, like 'as'abahu'.
وصعبه: جعله صعبا، كتصعبه
And he made it difficult: he made it hard, like 'tas'abahu'.
وأصعب الجمل: تركه فلم يركبه
And he left the camel untamed: he left it and did not ride it.
وأصعب هو: صار صعبا
And he became difficult: he became hard.
والصعبة بنت جبل، أخت معاذ بن جبل، وبنت سهل: صحابيتان
And Al-Sa'bah bint Jabal, sister of Mu'adh bin Jabal, and bint Sahl: two female Companions.
وصعبة وصعيبة: امرأتان
And Sa'bah and Su'aybah: two women.
والصاعب: الأرض ذات النقل والحجارة تحرث
And Al-Sa'ib: land with pebbles and stones that is plowed.
والصعبية: ماء لبني خفاف
And Al-Su'biyyah: a water source for Banu Khifaf.
وككتاب: جبل ms0112 بين اليمامة والبحرين
And like Kitab: a mountain (ms0112) between Al-Yamamah and the Persian Gulf.
ويوم الصعاب: م
And the Day of Difficulties: m.