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الوسب

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to vegetation and growth, specifically the abundance of grass. It also extends to physical attributes like thickness or density, and can refer to specific places or objects.

Derived headwords

الوَسْبnoun
  1. 1.
    vegetationboth

    Refers to plants, particularly grass.

وَسَبَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to grow abundantlyclassical

    The land grew abundant with grass.

تَسِبُverb
  1. 1.
    to grow abundantlyclassical

    The land grows abundant with grass.

أَوْسَبَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to grow abundantlyclassical

    The land grew abundant with grass.

الوَسَبnoun
  1. 1.
    wood liningclassical

    Wood placed at the bottom of a well when its soil is loose or prone to collapse.

وَسُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    wood liningsclassical

    Plural of وسَب, referring to wooden structures at the bottom of a well.

الوَسَبnoun
  1. 1.
    dirtinessclassical

    Dirt or filth.

وَسِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dirtyclassical

    To be covered in dirt or filth.

مُوسَبadjective
  1. 1.
    thick-fleecedclassical

    A ram that is abundant in wool.

المِيسَابnoun
  1. 1.
    partially ripe dateclassical

    A date that is partially ripe, specifically from the stage of being moist.

وَسْبَىname
  1. 1.
    Wusbaclassical

    A specific water source belonging to the Banu Sulaym tribe.

Parallel reading

النبات.
Vegetation.
وسبت الأرض تسب: كثر عشبها
The land grew abundant with grass, meaning its grass became plentiful.
كأوسبت
Similar to 'ausabat' (the land grew abundant with grass).
خشب يجعل في أسفل البئر إذا كان ترابها منهالا
Wood is placed at the bottom of a well if its soil is loose.
ج: وسوب
Plural: wusub.
الوسخ.
Dirtiness.
وقد وسب، كفرح.
And he became dirty, like 'faraha' (he became happy).
والميساب: المجزع من الرطب.
And al-misaab refers to the partially ripe dates from the moist stage.
وسبى، كسكرى: ماء لبني سليم.
Wusba, like 'sukra' (drunk), is a water source belonging to Banu Sulaym.