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نب

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, particularly vocalizations associated with animals or humans during heightened states like mating or aggression. It also extends to concepts of growth, structure, and unpleasant odors.

Derived headwords

نَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outboth

    To make a sound, especially when agitated or during mating.

يَنُبُverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outboth

    To make a sound, especially when agitated or during mating.

نَبَاnoun
  1. 1.
    crying outclassical

    The act of making a sound, especially when agitated or during mating.

نَبِيبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    crying outclassical

    The act of making a sound, especially when agitated or during mating.

نَبَابًاnoun
  1. 1.
    crying outclassical

    The act of making a sound, especially when agitated or during mating.

نَبْنَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outboth

    To make a sound, especially when agitated or during mating.

  2. 2.
    to be arrogantclassical

    To act with arrogance and haughtiness.

  3. 3.
    to prolong workclassical

    To engage in prolonged work, especially in beautification or refinement.

  4. 4.
    to be lustfulclassical

    To exhibit lustfulness or desire during sexual intercourse.

نَبْنَبَ عَتُودَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to be arrogantclassical

    To act with arrogance and haughtiness.

أُنْبُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    jointboth

    The joint or segment of hollow objects like reeds or spears.

  2. 2.
    pathclassical

    A path or track, especially on a mountain.

  3. 3.
    rowclassical

    A row or line, such as of trees.

  4. 4.
    elevated groundclassical

    An elevated piece of land.

  5. 5.
    airwayclassical

    The passages of the lungs through which air passes.

أُنْبُوبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    jointboth

    The joint or segment of hollow objects like reeds or spears.

أُنْبَبnoun
  1. 1.
    jointclassical

    The joint or segment of hollow objects like reeds or spears.

أَنَامِبُ الرِّئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    airways of the lungclassical

    The passages within the lungs responsible for respiration.

نَبَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    bad smellboth

    An unpleasant or foul odor.

تَنَبَّبَ الْمَاءُverb
  1. 1.
    to flowclassical

    Water flowing or trickling.

نَبْنَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be lustfulclassical

    To exhibit lustfulness or desire during sexual intercourse.

نَبَّتَ النَّبَاتُ تَنْبِيبًاverb
  1. 1.
    to develop tubesclassical

    For plants to develop tubular structures or segments.

أُنْبَابَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a location in Rayy or Egypt.

Parallel reading

نَبَ يَنُبُ نَبًا وَنَبِيبًا وَنَبَابًا، (بالضم)، وَنَبْنَبَ: صَاحَ عِنْدَ الهِيَاجِ.
Nabā yanubu naban wa nabīban wa nabāban (with damma), and nabnaba: to cry out during arousal.
وَنَبَا عَتُودَهُ: تَكَبَّرَ، وَتَعَاظَمَ.
And nabā 'atūduhu: he became arrogant, and he became haughty.
وَالأُنْبُوبُ مِنَ الْقَصَبِ وَالرُّمْحِ: كَعْبُهُمَا، كَالأُنْبُوبَةِ، وَالأُنْبَبِ، وَلَعَلَّهُ مَقْصُورٌ مِنْهُ،
And the unbūb of the reed and the spear: their joint, like the unbūbah, and the unbab, and perhaps it is a shortened form of it,
وَمِنَ الْجَبَلِ: الطَّرِيقَةُ فِيهِ، وَالسَّطْرُ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ، وَالأَرْضُ الْمُشْرِفَةُ، وَالطَّرِيقُ.
and from the mountain: the path in it, and the row of trees, and the elevated land, and the road.
وَأَنَامِيبُ الرِّئَةِ: مَخَارِجُ النَّفَسِ مِنْهَا.
And the anāmīb of the lung: the outlets of breath from it.
وَالنَّبَّةُ: الرَّائِحَةُ الْكَرِيهَةُ.
And the nabah: the foul odor.
وَتَنَبَّبَ الْمَاءُ: تَسِيلُ.
And tanabbaba the water: it flows.
وَنَبْنَبَ: طُولَ عَمَلِهِ فِي تَحْسِينٍ، وَهَذَى عِنْدَ الْجِمَاعِ.
And nabnaba: his prolonged work in beautification, and he raved during intercourse.
وَنَبَّتَ النَّبَاتُ تَنْبِيبًا: صَارَتْ لَهُ أُنَابِيبُ.
And nabata the plant nabīban: it developed tubes.
وَأُنْبَابَةٌ: ةٌ بِالرَّيِّ، وَبِمِصْرَ.
And Unbābah: a place in Rayy, and in Egypt.