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الربج

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of smallness, lightness, and deficiency, particularly in the context of currency. It also extends to meanings of dullness, foolishness, and a specific type of plant.

Derived headwords

الرَّبْجnoun
  1. 1.
    small, light dirhamclassical

    Refers to a small and light dirham coin.

الرَّوْبَجnoun
  1. 1.
    small, light dirhamclassical

    Synonymous with 'al-rabj', denoting a small and light dirham coin.

الرَّبَاجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dullness, stupidityboth

    Indicates a state of being dull, slow-witted, or foolish.

الرَّابِجadjective
  1. 1.
    full, well-wateredboth

    Describes something that is full and well-watered, often used for plants or land.

أَرْبَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to come with short sonsclassical

    To arrive or produce sons who are short in stature.

تَرَبَّجَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to give birth to cubsclassical

    Used to describe a female animal, specifically a lioness, giving birth to her cubs.

الرَّبَاجِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish womenboth

    Plural noun referring to foolish or stupid women.

الرَّبَاجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    large, coarse, rusticclassical

    Describes a person who is large, coarse, and lives in a rustic manner, situated between settled village life and nomadic desert life.

الإِرْبِجَانnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    A specific type of plant.

Parallel reading

الرَّبْج والروبج: الدرهم الصغير الخفيف.
Al-rabj and al-roubaj: the small, light dirham.
والرباجة: البلادة.
And al-rabajah: dullness.
والرابج: الممتلئ الريان.
And al-rabij: the full, well-watered.
وأربج: جاء ببنين قصار.
And arbaja: he came with short sons.
وتربجت على ولدها: أشبلت.
And she gave birth to cubs for her young: she brought forth cubs.
والرباجية، ككراهية: الحمقاء.
And al-rabajiyyah, like karahiyyah: the foolish ones (women).
والرباجي: الضخم الجافي الذي بين القرية والبادية.
And al-rabaji: the large, coarse one who is between the village and the desert.
والإربجان، بالكسر: نبت.
And al-irbijan, with kasr: a plant.