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جربز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe actions related to movement, specifically going, contracting, or falling. It also has a derived noun referring to a wicked or deceitful person, possibly of foreign origin.

Derived headwords

جربزverb
  1. 1.
    to goclassical

    The man went.

  2. 2.
    to contractclassical

    The man contracted or withdrew.

  3. 3.
    to fallclassical

    The man fell.

الجربزnoun
  1. 1.
    wicked personclassical

    A wicked, deceitful, or cunning person. It is a loanword from Persian (karbaz).

الجربزةnoun
  1. 1.
    wickednessclassical

    The act or state of being wicked or deceitful.

Parallel reading

جربز الرجل
The man went, or contracted, or fell.
والجربز، بالضم
And al-jarbaz, with the dammah on the jim,
الخب الخبيث
is the wicked, deceitful person.
معرب كربز
It is a loanword from karbaz.
والمصدر: الجربزة
And the masdar (verbal noun) is al-jarbazah.