العكبرة

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of bee product, specifically propolis, and also encompasses terms for certain animals and a descriptive term for a woman's disposition.

Derived headwords

العَكْبَرَةnoun

1.
Propolisboth
A resinous mixture that honey bees produce by mixing saliva and beeswax with exudate gathered from tree buds, sap flows, or other botanical sources. It is used as a sealant for unwanted open spaces in the hive.

عَكْبَرَاءnoun

1.
Propolisclassical
A substance brought by bees on their legs and wings, used in the honeycomb in place of honey.

عُكْبُرَاءnoun

1.
Propolisclassical
A substance brought by bees on their legs and wings, used in the honeycomb in place of honey.

عَكْبَرَاوِيّname

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Relating to Al-Akbaraclassical
A nisba (adjective of relation) indicating origin from or association with the place name Al-Akbara.

عَكْبَرِيّname

1.
Relating to Al-Akbaraclassical
A nisba (adjective of relation) indicating origin from or association with the place name Al-Akbara.

عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُكْبَرname

1.
Abdullah bin Ukbarclassical
A name of a hadith narrator (müḥaddith).

العُكْبَرnoun

1.
Propolisboth
A substance that bees bring on their legs and wings, which they place in the honeycomb in place of honey.

العَكَابِرnoun

1.
Male jerboasclassical
The male individuals of jerboas, which are small, hopping desert rodents.

جَافِيَةadjective

1.
Harsh in dispositionclassical
Describing a woman who is rough, unrefined, or harsh in her character and manners.

Parallel reading

العكبرة، كقنفذة: المرأة الجافية في خلقها.

Al-Akbara, like Qunfudha (a pattern): a woman harsh in her disposition.

وعكبراء، بفتح الباء ويقصر: ة، والنسبة: عكبراوي وعكبري.

And 'Akbara', with fatha on the ba and shortened: a place name, and the nisba is 'Akbarawi' and 'Akbari'.

وعبد الله بن عكبر، كجعفر: محدث.

And Abdullah bin Ukbar, like Ja'far: a hadith narrator.

والعكبر، بالكسر: شيء تجيء به النحل على أفخاذها وأعضادها، فتجعله في الشهد مكان العسل.

And al-'ukbur, with kasra: a substance that bees bring on their thighs and upper arms, which they place in the honeycomb in place of honey.

والعكابر: الذكور من اليرابيع.

And al-'akābir: the males of the jerboas.