عظب

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of sticking, adhering, and persisting, often with a connotation of stubbornness or steadfastness. It also extends to physical descriptions like dryness, thickness, and fatness, as well as specific terms for large locusts.

Derived headwords

عَظَبَverb

1.
to move rapidlyclassical
The bird moved its gizzard quickly.
2.
to stick toclassical
He stuck to it and persevered.
3.
to remain onclassical
He remained on his property.
4.
to dry outclassical
His skin became dry.
5.
to become thickclassical
His hand became thick from work.
6.
to become fatclassical
He became fat.

عَظْبًاnoun

1.
adherenceclassical
Sticking to something and persevering.

عُظُوبًاnoun

1.
adherenceclassical
Sticking to something and persevering.

عَظَبٍnoun

1.
adherenceclassical
Sticking to something and persevering.

عَظَبَverb

1.
to remain onclassical
He remained on his property.

يَبِسَverb

1.
to dry outclassical
His skin became dry.

غَلُظَتْverb

1.
to become thickclassical
His hand became thick from work.

سَمِنَverb

1.
to become fatclassical
He became fat.

العَظَبُnoun

1.
dry placesclassical
One who descends upon dry places.

العَاظِبُnoun

1.
dry placesclassical
One who descends upon dry places.

التَّعْظِيبُnoun

1.
procrastinationclassical
The act of delaying or putting things off.

عَظِيبُ الخَلْقِadjective

1.
great of creationclassical
Describing something as large or great in its creation.

عَظِيبٌadjective

1.
greatclassical
Great or large.

العُنْظُبُnoun

1.
large locustclassical
A large locust, or a large yellow male locust.

العُنْظُبَانُnoun

1.
large locustclassical
A large locust, or a large yellow male locust.

العُنْظَبَةُnoun

1.
large locustclassical
A large locust, or a large yellow male locust.

العُنْظَبَاءُnoun

1.
large locustclassical
A large locust, or a large yellow male locust.

عُنْظَبَةٌnoun

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name.

Parallel reading

عظب الطائر يعظب: حرك زمكاه بسرعة

The bird moved its gizzard quickly.

وعليه عظبا وعظوبا: لزمه، وصبر عليه

And he stuck to it and persevered.

وعلى ماله: أقام عليه

And he remained on his property.

وجلده: يبس

And his skin became dry.

ويده: غلظت على العمل

And his hand became thick from work.

وكفرح: سمن

And he became fat.

والعظب والعاظب: النازل مواضع اليبس

And Al-'Athab and Al-'Athib are those who descend upon dry places.

والتعظيب: التسويف

And At-Ta'thib means procrastination.

وعظيب الخلق، كإردب: عظيمه

And 'Athib al-Khalq, like 'Irdabb, means great of creation.

والخلق: سيئه

And al-Khalq means bad.

والعنظب، كقنفذ وجندب وقنطار وقسطاس وزنبور: الجراد الضخم، أو الذكر الأصفر منه

And Al-'Unthub, like Qunfudh, Jundab, Qintar, Qistas, and Zunbur, is the large locust, or the yellow male thereof.

كالعنظبان (والعنظابة) والعنظباء

Like Al-'Unthuban, (and Al-'Unthabah), and Al-'Unthaba'.

وعنظبة، كقنفذة: ع

And 'Unthabah, like Qunfudhah, is a place name.