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العبهر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes fullness, plumpness, and abundance, often in a positive sense of beauty and health. It extends to describe things that are full, large, soft, and long, including plants and physical attributes.

Derived headwords

العَبْهَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Full-bodied personboth

    A person who is full-bodied, large, and well-built.

  2. 2.
    Full, large, soft, longboth

    Describing anything that is full, large, soft, and long.

  3. 3.
    Narcissus flowerboth

    A type of flower, specifically the narcissus.

  4. 4.
    Jasmine flowerboth

    A type of flower, specifically the jasmine.

  5. 5.
    Persian plant nameclassical

    A plant whose Persian name is 'bustan afruz'.

العَبَاهِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Full-bodied individualsboth

    Plural form referring to full-bodied, large, and well-built individuals.

  2. 2.
    Full, large, soft, long thingsboth

    Plural form describing things that are full, large, soft, and long.

بَهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Fair-skinned beautyboth

    A woman characterized by fair, clear white skin.

  2. 2.
    Plump and beautifulboth

    A woman who is plump, full-bodied, and possesses comprehensive beauty in form and character.

Parallel reading

الممتلئ الجسم، والعظيم، والناعم الطويل من كل شيء
The full-bodied, the large, and the soft and long of everything.
كالعباهر فيهما
Like the full-bodied ones in them both.
والنرجس، والياسمين، ونبت آخر
And the narcissus, and the jasmine, and another plant.
فارسيته بستان أفروز
Its Persian name is 'Bustan Afruz'.
وبهاء: الرقيقة البشرة الناصعة البياض
And Bahā': the fair-skinned, the pure white.
والسمينة الممتلئة الجسم
And the fat, the full-bodied.
كالعبهر
Like the 'Abhar (full-bodied).
والجامعة للحسن في الجسم والخلق
And the one who combines beauty in body and character.