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الشبذر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a type of plant, possibly a large-leafed herb or vegetable, and also to the concept of jealousy in men.

Derived headwords

الشَّبْذَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Large herb/vegetableclassical

    A plant similar to 'ratbah' (a type of moist herb or vegetable), but larger and with bigger leaves.

شَبْذَارَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Jealous (man)classical

    Describing a man who is intensely jealous.

Parallel reading

الشَّبْذَر، كجعفر: شبيه بالرطبة، إلا أنه أجل وأعظم ورقا.
Al-shabthar, like Ja'far: similar to al-ratbah, except it is larger and has bigger leaves.
ورجل شبذارة، بالكسر: غيور.
And a man shabtharah, with kasr: jealous.