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العبش

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of goodness, suitability, and correctness, particularly in the context of something being beneficial or well-suited for a purpose. It also extends to meanings of heedlessness or being unaware.

Derived headwords

العَبْشnoun
  1. 1.
    Goodness, suitabilityclassical

    The state of being good, proper, or suitable for something.

  2. 2.
    Heedlessness, unawarenessclassical

    A state of being heedless, negligent, or unaware.

العَمَشnoun
  1. 1.
    Goodness, suitabilityclassical

    The state of being good, proper, or suitable for something; synonymous with العَبْش.

عَبَشَverb
  1. 1.
    To be good, suitableclassical

    To be good, proper, or suitable for something.

اعْبَشَّverb
  1. 1.
    To make suitable, to performclassical

    To make something suitable or good; to perform or carry out an action, such as circumcision.

اعْمَشَّverb
  1. 1.
    To make suitable, to performclassical

    To make something suitable or good; to perform or carry out an action, such as circumcision.

عَبْشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Heedlessness, غفلةclassical

    A state of heedlessness, negligence, or unawareness.

Parallel reading

الصلاح في كل شيء
Goodness/suitability in everything.
يقال: الختان عبش للصبي
It is said: Circumcision is suitable/beneficial for the boy.
ويقال: الختان صلاح للصبي
And it is said: Circumcision is goodness/suitability for the boy.
فاعبشوه واعمشوه
So make it suitable for him and perform it for him.
والغباوة
And heedlessness.
وبه عبشة وعبشة: غفلة
And with it (the root) is 'absha' and 'absha': heedlessness.