شهبر

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, stout, or aged, particularly in reference to camels and elderly women. It also extends to physical attributes like a large head and can be used in proper names.

Derived headwords

شَهْبَرَverb

1.
to be stoutclassical
To be large, stout, or robust, often used to describe a camel.

اشْهَابَّverb

1.
to begin to cryclassical
To begin to weep or cry, to be on the verge of tears.

شَهْبَرٌadjective

1.
stout/aged manclassical
A man who is stout, robust, or elderly, though some sources suggest this term is not typically applied to men.

امْرَأَةٌ شَهْبَرَةٌadjective

1.
aged womanclassical
An elderly woman who still possesses some remaining strength.

شِيهْبُورٌadjective

1.
aged womanclassical
An elderly woman who still possesses some remaining strength.

شِنْهَبَرَةٌadjective

1.
aged womanclassical
An elderly woman who still possesses some remaining strength.

الشَّهْبَرُnoun

1.
large headclassical
A person with a large head.

مُشْهَبِرُ الرَّأْسِadjective

1.
large-headedclassical
Having a large head, specifically one that is wide or splayed.

عِصَامُ بْنُ شَهْبَرٍname

1.
chamberlainclassical
The name of a chamberlain or chief official serving Al-Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir.

Parallel reading

شهبر دبر البعير

Shahbara: the hindquarters of a camel.

اشهاب، و لكذا: أجهش للبكاء

Ish'habba: to begin to cry, to burst into tears.

ورجل شهبر

And a man Shahbar.

أو لا يوصف به الرجال

Or it is not used to describe men.

وامرأة شهبرة وشيهبور وشنهبرة: مسنة، وفيها بقية قوة

And a woman Shahbara, Shihbur, and Shinhabara: aged, and she has remaining strength.

والشهبر: الضخم الرأس

And Al-Shahbar: the large-headed.

ومشهبر الرأس: كبيره مفطوحه

And Mushahbir al-ra's: his head is large and splayed.

وعصام بن شهبر: حاجب النعمان بن المنذر

And 'Isam ibn Shahbar: the chamberlain of Al-Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir.