العضب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of cutting, severing, or breaking. It extends to meanings of verbal abuse, striking, and even refers to specific physical conditions or characteristics of animals and people, such as a damaged ear or a weak constitution.

Derived headwords

عَضَبَverb

1.
to cutboth
To cut something, sever it, or break it off.
2.
to insultboth
To verbally abuse or insult someone.
3.
to strikeboth
To strike or hit.
4.
to stabboth
To stab or pierce.
5.
to returnclassical
To return or go back.
6.
to become oldclassical
To become old or aged.
7.
to make an animal damagedclassical
To make a female camel or sheep have a damaged ear.
8.
to be light-headedclassical
A young boy's head becomes light.
9.
to grow hornsclassical
The calf of a cow grows its horns.

العَضْبnoun

1.
cuttingboth
The act of cutting, severing, or breaking.
2.
insultboth
Verbal abuse or insult.
3.
strikingboth
The act of striking or hitting.
4.
stabbingboth
The act of stabbing or piercing.
5.
takingboth
The act of taking or seizing.
6.
returnclassical
A return or going back.
7.
old ageclassical
The state of being old or aged.

عَضُوبٌnoun

1.
cuttingclassical
The act of cutting or severing.
2.
old ageclassical
The state of being old or aged.

عُضُوبَةٌnoun

1.
cuttingclassical
The act of cutting or severing.
2.
old ageclassical
The state of being old or aged.

العَضْبَاءadjective

1.
damaged earclassical
A female camel or sheep with a split or damaged ear.
2.
damaged ear (horse)classical
Referring to the ears of horses, where the cut exceeds a quarter of the ear.
3.
broken hornclassical
A sheep with a broken horn.

أَعْضَبadjective

1.
without helperclassical
One who has no helper or supporter.
2.
short-handedclassical
One who is short-handed or lacks assistance.
3.
brotherlessclassical
One whose brother has died, or who has no brother or close relative.

مُعْضُوبadjective

1.
weakclassical
Weak or feeble.
2.
immobileclassical
Immobile due to illness or weakness, unable to move.

أعضَبَverb

1.
to make damagedclassical
To make a female camel or sheep have a damaged ear.

يُعاضِبُنيverb

1.
to oppose meclassical
He opposes me or contends with me.

Parallel reading

وجعل الناقة والشاة عضباء، كالإعضاب

And he made the camel and the sheep having a damaged ear, like the making of a damaged ear.

وقد عضب، ككرم عضوبا وعضوبة

And he became old, like the verb 'karuma' becoming 'karuman' and 'karumatan'.

و= الغلام الخفيف الرأس

And the boy became light-headed.

وولد البقرة إذا طلع قرنه

And the calf of the cow when its horn emerges.

والعضباء: الناقة المشقوقة الأذن

And Al-'Adhbaa': The camel with the split ear.

ومن آذان الخيل: التي جاوز القطع ربعها

And of the ears of horses: that which the cut has exceeded a quarter of.

ولقب ناقة النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، ولم تكن عضباء

And the nickname of the Prophet's she-camel, peace be upon him, and she was not 'Adhbaa' (damaged-eared).

والشاة المكسورة القرن الداخل

And the sheep with the broken inner horn.

وكبش أعضب، بين العضب

And a ram that is 'a'dhab (without helper), between the 'adhb' (cutting/severing).

وقد عضب، كفرح

And he became weak, like the verb 'fariha'.

والمعضوب: الضعيف، والزمن لا حراك به

And Al-Ma'dhoob: The weak one, and the immobile one who cannot move.

والأعضب: من لا ناصر له

And Al-A'dhab: He who has no helper.

والقصير اليد، والذي مات أخوه، أو من ليس له أخ ولا أحد

And the short-handed one, and he whose brother died, or he who has no brother nor anyone.

وفي عروض الوافر: "مفتعلن" مخروما من مفاعلتن

And in the meter Al-Wafir: 'Mufa'alatu' is truncated from 'Mufa'alatun'.

وهو يعاضبني: يرادني

And he contends with me: meaning he opposes me.