ربسه

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking, filling, and intense or severe situations. It also encompasses terms for bravery, abundance, and negative qualities like ugliness or disease, as well as movement and disorder.

Derived headwords

رَبَسَverb

1.
to strikeboth
To strike something with one's hand or an object.
2.
to fillclassical
To fill a waterskin (قربة).

ربسه بيده: ضربه بها — He struck it with his hand

القربة: ملأها — He filled the waterskin

رَبْسَاءadjective

1.
severeclassical
Describing a calamity or disaster as severe or intense.

وداهية ربساء: شديدة — A severe calamity

رِبْسَىnoun

1.
a horseclassical
A name for a horse, similar to 'sakra' (سكرى).

وربسى، كسكرى: فرس — And Ribsa, like Sakra: a horse

الرَّبِيسnoun

1.
brave manboth
A brave or courageous man.
2.
bunch of grapesclassical
A compact cluster of grapes.
3.
plump purseclassical
A full, bulging purse or bag.
4.
struck personclassical
One who has been struck or afflicted.
5.
afflicted personclassical
One who has suffered a loss, financially or otherwise.
6.
calamityclassical
A severe disaster or misfortune.
7.
abundanceclassical
A large quantity of wealth or other things.

والربيس: الشجاع — And the Rabis: the brave one

والعنقود والكيس المكتنزان — and the compact cluster and the bulging purse

والمضروب، والمصاب بمال أو غيره — and the struck one, and the one afflicted with loss of property or other

والداهية، كالربس، والكثير من المال وغيره — and the calamity, like al-Rabs, and abundance of wealth and other things

الرَّبَسnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A severe disaster or misfortune, synonymous with al-Rabees.

كالربس — like al-Rabs

أُمُّ الرَّبِيسname

1.
cobraclassical
A name for a cobra or viper.

وأم الربيس، كزبير: الأفعى — And Umm al-Rabis, like Zubayr: the viper

أَبُو الرَّبِيسname

1.
poet's nameclassical
A kunya for the poet 'Abd ibn Tahmah al-Tha'labi.

وأبو الربيس: عباد بن طهمة الثعلبي، شاعر — And Abu al-Rabis: 'Abd ibn Tahmah al-Tha'labi, the poet

الرَّبْأَسname

1.
companion's nameclassical
A name for al-Rab'as ibn 'Amir al-Ta'i, a companion of the Prophet.

وكجعفر: الربأس بن عامر الطائي، صحابي — And like Ja'far: al-Rab'as ibn 'Amir al-Ta'i, a companion

رَبِيس السَّامِرَةnoun

1.
leader of the Samaritansclassical
The chief or leader of the Samaritans.

وربيس السامرة: كبيرهم — And Rabis of Samaria: their chief

الرَّبْسَةnoun

1.
ugly dirty womanclassical
A woman who is ugly and dirty.

والربسة، كخجلة: المرأة القبيحة الوسخة — And al-Rabsah, like Khajlah: the ugly, dirty woman

الرَّيْبَاسnoun

1.
plantclassical
A plant beneficial for measles, smallpox, and plague; its juice sharpens eyesight when used as kohl.

والريباس، بالكسر: نبت ينفع الحصبة، والجدري، والطاعون، وعصارته تحد النظر كحلا — And al-Raybas, with kasra: a plant that benefits measles, smallpox, and plague, and its juice sharpens vision as kohl

الارْتِبَاسnoun

1.
mixingclassical
The act of mixing or mingling.
2.
overeatingclassical
Consuming a large quantity of meat or other food.

والارتباس: الاختلاط والإكثار من اللحم وغيره — And al-Irtibas: mixing and consuming a lot of meat and other things

أَرْبَسَverb

1.
to go farclassical
To travel extensively in the land.
2.
to weaken and scatterclassical
Describing a situation or affair that weakens until people disperse.

واربس اربساسا: ذهب في الأرض — And Arbasas: he went into the land

وأمرهم: ضعف حتى تفرقوا — and their affair weakened until they dispersed

الارْبَسَاسnoun

1.
contentionclassical
Disagreement or contention.
2.
actionclassical
Activity or conduct.
3.
delayclassical
Being late or lagging behind.

والاربساس أيضا: المراغمة، والتصرف، والاستئخار — And al-Arbasas also: contention, action, and delay

Parallel reading

ربسه بيده: ضربه بها

He struck it with his hand.

والقربة: ملأها

And the waterskin: he filled it.

وداهية ربساء: شديدة

And a severe calamity: intense.

وربسى، كسكرى: فرس

And Ribsa, like Sakra: a horse.

والربيس: الشجاع

And al-Rabis: the brave one.

والعنقود والكيس المكتنزان

And the compact cluster and the bulging purse.

والمضروب، والمصاب بمال أو غيره

And the struck one, and the one afflicted with loss of property or other.

والداهية، كالربس، والكثير من المال وغيره

And the calamity, like al-Rabs, and abundance of wealth and other things.

وأم الربيس، كزبير: الأفعى

And Umm al-Rabis, like Zubayr: the viper.

وأبو الربيس: عباد بن طهمة الثعلبي، شاعر

And Abu al-Rabis: 'Abd ibn Tahmah al-Tha'labi, the poet.

وكجعفر: الربأس بن عامر الطائي، صحابي

And like Ja'far: al-Rab'as ibn 'Amir al-Ta'i, a companion.

وربيس السامرة: كبيرهم

And Rabis of Samaria: their chief.

والربسة، كخجلة: المرأة القبيحة الوسخة

And al-Rabsah, like Khajlah: the ugly, dirty woman.

والريباس، بالكسر: نبت ينفع الحصبة، والجدري، والطاعون، وعصارته تحد النظر كحلا

And al-Raybas, with kasra: a plant that benefits measles, smallpox, and plague, and its juice sharpens vision as kohl.

والارتباس: الاختلاط والإكثار من اللحم وغيره

And al-Irtibas: mixing and consuming a lot of meat and other things.

واربس اربساسا: ذهب في الأرض

And Arbasas: he went into the land.

وأمرهم: ضعف حتى تفرقوا

And their affair weakened until they dispersed.

والاربساس أيضا: المراغمة، والتصرف، والاستئخار

And al-Arbasas also: contention, action, and delay.