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عوبس

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to frowning, grimacing, and a stern or unpleasant disposition. It extends to descriptions of camels, specific objects like swords, and geographical locations, often metaphorically linked to unpleasantness or sternness.

Derived headwords

عوبسnoun
  1. 1.
    she-camelclassical

    A name for a she-camel that produces abundant milk.

عبسverb
  1. 1.
    to frownboth

    To contract one's brow or face in displeasure, anger, or seriousness.

  2. 2.
    to grimaceboth

    To make a distorted facial expression, often indicating pain or disgust.

عبس وجهه يعبس عبسا وعبوساHis face frowned, frowning a frowning and a frowning.
عبسnoun
  1. 1.
    frowningboth

    The act or state of frowning; a stern or displeased expression.

  2. 2.
    grimaceboth

    A distorted facial expression.

كعبسverb
  1. 1.
    to frownclassical

    An alternative form of the verb 'to frown', used synonymously.

العابسnoun
  1. 1.
    swordclassical

    The name of a sword belonging to Abd al-Rahman ibn Sulaym al-Kalbi.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

العبوسnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion, similar to 'al-'abis'.

العباسname
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A name for a lion.

عابسname
  1. 1.
    name of a freedmanclassical

    The name of a freedman of Huwaytib ibn Abd al-Uzza.

  2. 2.
    name of a companionclassical

    The name of a companion (Sahabi), possibly Ibn Rabi'ah or Ibn Abs, or Abs ibn Abs.

العباسيةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, including a town on the Nahr al-Malik canal, a town in Egypt named after Abbasah bint Ahmad ibn Tulun, and a town near Ta'if.

عبوسadjective
  1. 1.
    frowningboth

    Describing a face or expression that is frowning or stern.

  2. 2.
    grimboth

    Unpleasant, severe, or forbidding.

يوما عبوساa frowning day
العبسnoun
  1. 1.
    dung and urineclassical

    What clings to the tails of camels from their urine and dung that has dried on.

أعبستverb
  1. 1.
    to accumulate dungclassical

    The camels accumulated dung and urine on their tails.

وقد أعبست الإبلAnd the camels had accumulated dung and urine on their tails.
عبسverb
  1. 1.
    to dry upclassical

    To become dry or stiff, like dirt or grime in one's hand.

عبس الوسخ في يدهThe dirt dried up in his hand.
علقمة بن عبسname
  1. 1.
    name of a companionclassical

    One of the six who were in charge of Uthman.

عمرو بن عبسةname
  1. 1.
    name of a companionclassical

    A companion (Sahabi).

العبسnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A plant, whose Persian name is 'shababak' or 'sisinbar', and in Egyptian Arabic it is called 'al-burnuf'.

عبسname
  1. 1.
    mountainclassical

    A mountain.

  2. 2.
    water sourceclassical

    A water source in Najd in the lands of Banu Asad.

  3. 3.
    neighborhoodclassical

    A neighborhood in Kufa.

  4. 4.
    ancestorclassical

    The ancestor of a tribe, Ibn Baghidh ibn Rayth.

ابن بيهسname
  1. 1.
    hadith narratorclassical

    A hadith narrator, also referred to as Ibn Abs.

ابن ميمونname
  1. 1.
    hadith narratorclassical

    A hadith narrator.

ابن هشامname
  1. 1.
    Shia scholarclassical

    A prominent figure among the Shia.

عother
  1. 1.
    abbreviationclassical

    An abbreviation, likely for a name or term not fully specified in this context.

جرولnoun
  1. 1.
    large gatheringclassical

    A large gathering or multitude.

تعبسverb
  1. 1.
    to frownboth

    To frown or look stern; to put on a grim expression.

تعبس: تجهمTaba'asa: to frown.

Parallel reading

عبس وجهه يعبس عبسا وعبوسا: كلح، كعبس.
His face frowned, frowning a frowning and a frowning: he became sullen, like 'abas'.
والعابس: سيف عبد الرحمن بن سليم الكلبي، والأسد، كالعبوس والعباس.
And 'al-'abis': the sword of Abd al-Rahman ibn Sulaym al-Kalbi, and the lion, like 'al-'ubus' and 'al-'abbas'.
وعابس: مولى حويطب بن عبد العزى، وابن ربيعة، وابن عبس، أو هو عبس بن عابس: صحابيون.
And 'Abs': the freedman of Huwaytib ibn Abd al-Uzza, and Ibn Rabi'ah, and Ibn Abs, or he is Abs ibn Abs: Companions.
والعباسية: ة بنهر الملك، ود بمصر، سميت بعباسة بنت أحمد بن طولون، وة قرب الطائف.
And 'al-'Abbasiah': a town on the Nahr al-Malik, and a town in Egypt named after Abbasah daughter of Ahmad ibn Tulun, and a town near Ta'if.
{يوما عبوسا} أي: كريها تعبس منه الوجوه.
{a frowning day} meaning: a hateful day from which faces turn away in displeasure.
والعبس، محركة: ما تعلق بأذناب الإبل من أبوالها وأبعارها يجف عليها، وقد أعبست الإبل.
And 'al-'abs', with movement: what clings to the tails of camels from their urine and dung that dries on them, and the camels had accumulated this.
وعبس الوسخ في يده، كفرح: يبس.
And the dirt dried up in his hand, like 'faraha': it became dry.
وعلقمة بن عبس، ms0733 محركة: أحد الستة الذين ولوا عثمان.
And Alqamah ibn Abs, ms0733 with movement: one of the six who were in charge of Uthman.
وعمرو بن عبسة: صحابي.
And Amr ibn Absah: a companion.
والعبس، بالفتح: نبات، فارسيته: شابابك، أو سيسنبر، وهو البرنوف بالمصرية.
And 'al-'abs', with the fatha: a plant, its Persian name is 'shababak', or 'sisinbar', and in Egyptian it is 'al-burnuf'.
وعبس: جبل، وماء بنجد بديار بني أسد، ومحلة بالكوفة، وابن بغيض بن ريث أبو قبيلة.
And 'Abs': a mountain, and a water source in Najd in the lands of Banu Asad, and a quarter in Kufa, and Ibn Baghidh ibn Rayth, the father of a tribe.
وكزبير: ابن بيهس، وابن ميمون: محدثان، وابن هشام: شيخ للشيعة.
And like 'zubayr': Ibn Bahis, and Ibn Maymun: hadith narrators, and Ibn Hisham: a chief of the Shia.
وكجرول: الجمع الكثير.
And like 'jarwal': the large gathering.
تعبس: تجهم.
Taba'asa: to frown.