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العطب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of damage, destruction, or deterioration, extending to concepts of gentleness, softness, and even specific actions related to fire and healing. It also encompasses abstract notions like calamities and specific maritime features.

Derived headwords

العَطَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Cottonclassical

    Refers to cotton, specifically when the initial letter has a damma (u-sound).

  2. 2.
    Softness, gentlenessboth

    Denotes softness and gentleness, when the initial letter has a fatha (a-sound).

العُطُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    Softness, gentlenessboth

    Synonymous with the fatha-pronounced form of 'al-'atab', indicating softness and gentleness.

عَطَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To become softboth

    To be or become soft and gentle.

  2. 2.
    To perish, be destroyedboth

    To be ruined, destroyed, or perish.

  3. 3.
    To break (animal)classical

    Specifically used for a camel or horse breaking (e.g., a limb).

أَعْطَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To cause to perishboth

    To cause something or someone to be destroyed or perish.

  2. 2.
    To anger greatlyclassical

    To make someone extremely angry.

العَطَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Tinder, rag for fireclassical

    A piece of cloth used to hold fire or embers.

اعْتَطَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To take fire (with tinder)classical

    To take fire using the 'al-'atabah' (tinder).

العَوْطَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Calamity, disasterclassical

    A great misfortune or calamity.

  2. 2.
    Deep sea, troughclassical

    The deep part of the sea, or a calm spot between waves.

  3. 3.
    A type of treeclassical

    Refers to a specific kind of tree.

المِعْطَبnoun
  1. 1.
    The poor, destituteclassical

    One who is impoverished or destitute.

التَّعْطِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    Improving drink's smellclassical

    The process of treating a drink to improve its aroma.

  2. 2.
    Vine shoot emergenceclassical

    In viticulture, the appearance of shoots on a grapevine.

Parallel reading

العطب، بالضم وبضمتين: القطن
Al-'atab, with a damma and with two dammas: cotton.
وبالفتح: لينه ونعومته، كالعطوب.
And with a fatha: its softness and gentleness, like al-'uṭūb.
عطب، كنصر: لان.
'Aṭaba, like naṣara: it became soft.
وكفرح: هلك، و البعير، و الفرس: انكسر.
And like fariḥa: it perished; and the camel, and the horse: it broke.
وأعطبه غيره، و عليه: غضب أشد الغضب.
And another caused him to perish, and upon him: he became extremely angry.
والعطبة، بالضم: خرقة تؤخذ بها النار.
And al-'aṭabah, with a damma: a rag with which fire is taken.
واعتطب بها: أخذ النار فيها.
And 'i'taṭaba with it: he took fire in it.
والعوطب: الداهية، ولجة البحر، أو المطمئن بين الموجتين، وشجر.
And al-'awṭab: the calamity, the deep sea, or the calm between two waves, and trees.
والمعطب: المقتر.
And al-mi'ṭab: the poor.
والتعطيب: علاج الشراب ليطيب ريحه
And al-ta'ṭīb: treating a drink so its smell becomes pleasant
وفي الكرم: ظهور زمعاته.
And in the grapevine: the emergence of its shoots.