الجعبر

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes shortness and stockiness, often with negative connotations of being ill-formed or unattractive. It also extends to the act of striking someone down and a specific historical figure associated with a castle.

Derived headwords

الجُعْبُرadjective

1.
shortboth
Describes a person or thing that is short in stature.
2.
stockyboth
Describes someone who is thick-set and stout.

الجُعْبُرnoun

1.
ill-formedclassical
Refers to something that is not well-shaped or crafted, particularly in its construction.
2.
thick-walledclassical
Describes a structure with thick walls, implying it might not be finely made.

بهاءnoun

1.
shortnessclassical
The state or quality of being short, referring to stature.

القَعْبadjective

1.
stockyclassical
Describes someone who is thick-set and stout.

القصيرadjective

1.
shortboth
Describes a person or thing that is short in stature.

الجُعْبُرِيَّةadjective

1.
short and uglyclassical
Describes a woman who is both short and unattractive.

الجُعْبَرَةadjective

1.
short and uglyclassical
Describes a woman who is both short and unattractive.

جعبرname

1.
man from Banu Numayrclassical
A man from the tribe of Banu Numayr, to whom Qal'at Ja'bar is attributed.

قلعة جعبرname

1.
Ja'bar Castleclassical
A castle named after a man from Banu Numayr who took control of it.

فَجَعْبَرَهُverb

1.
to strike downclassical
To strike someone forcefully, causing them to fall.

Parallel reading

الجعبر، كجعفر: القصير

Al-ju'bur, like Ja'far: the short one.

وهي بهاء

And she (is) shortness.

والقعب الغليظ، القصير الجدر، لم يحكم نحته

And the stocky, short-walled, not well-crafted one.

وبلا لام: رجل من بني نمير

And without 'al-': a man from Banu Numayr.

تنسب إليه قلعة جعبر لاستيلائه عليها

Qal'at Ja'bar is attributed to him for his seizing control of it.

وضربه فجعبره: صرعه

And he struck him and struck him down: he felled him.

والجعبرية: القصيرة الدميمة، كالجعبرة

And al-ju'bariyya: the short, ugly one, like al-ju'bara.