غبط

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of physically examining livestock, particularly sheep and camels, to assess their condition (fatness, leanness, or reproductive readiness). It extends to concepts of a good state, happiness, envy, and the act of prolonging or sustaining something, as well as specific geographical and agricultural terms.

Derived headwords

غبط الكبش يغبطهverb

1.
to examine livestockclassical
To physically examine a ram by touching its hindquarters to determine its reproductive readiness, or its back to assess its leanness or fatness.

ناقة غبوطadjective

1.
unexamined female camelclassical
A female camel whose reproductive condition is unknown until examined.

ناقة غبوط: لا يعرف طرقها حتى تغبط — A female camel whose condition is unknown until examined.

الغبطةnoun

1.
strap in a waterskinclassical
A strap made of leather placed on the edges of a waterskin and sewn tightly.
2.
good state, happinessboth
A state of well-being, happiness, and joy.
3.
envyboth
Envy, coveting another's blessing without wishing for it to be removed from them.

والغبطة، بالضم: سير في المزادة يجعل على أطراف الأديمين، ثم يخرز شديدا — And al-ghibṭah (with dammah): a strap in a waterskin made on the edges of the two leather pieces, then sewn tightly.

والغبطة، بالكسر: حسن الحال، والمسرة — And al-ghibṭah (with kasrah): a good state, and joy.

اغتبطverb

1.
to be happyboth
To be pleased, happy, or content with one's situation.
2.
to envyboth
To envy someone, wishing them well without desiring the loss of their blessing.

وقد اغتبط — and he was happy/envious.

غابطnoun

1.
one who enviesboth
A person who envies another's good fortune, wishing them well.

فهو غابط — so he is one who envies.

غبطnoun

1.
envyclassical
Envy, similar to al-ghibṭah.

كالغبط — like envy.

أغبطverb

1.
to prolongclassical
To prolong or sustain something, such as a saddle on a mount, rain from the sky, or a fever.
2.
to cover and thickenclassical
For plants to cover the ground, become dense, and appear as if from a single seed.

وأغبط الرحل على الدابة: أدامه — And aghbaṭa the saddle on the mount: he prolonged it.

والسماء: دام مطرها — And the sky: its rain lasted.

والنبات: غطى الأرض، وكثف، وتدانى كأنه من حبة واحدة — And the plants: covered the earth, and thickened, and grew close as if from a single seed.

مغبطةadjective

1.
low-lying landclassical
Land that is low-lying, wide, and level with raised edges.

وأرض مغبطة، بالفتح — And land maghbaṭah (with fatḥah).

يغبطهمverb

1.
to urge onclassical
To urge or encourage people, making their actions something to be envied.
2.
to envy (them)both
To envy them for their precedence in an action, such as prayer.

فجعل يغبطهم — so he began to urge them on / envy them.

الغبطnoun

1.
bunches of harvested grainclassical
Bunches of harvested and threshed grain.
2.
saddleclassical
A saddle similar to the humps of camels, or a saddle with a single hump and sides.
3.
watercourseclassical
A channel of water cutting through a desert plain.
4.
low-lying landclassical
Low-lying, wide, and level land with raised edges.
5.
place nameclassical
A place name associated with the Banu Yarbu' tribe.

والغبط، ويكسر: القبضات المحصودة المصرومة من الزرع ج: غبوط — And al-ghibṭ (and kasrah): the harvested and threshed bunches of grain, pl. ghubūṭ.

وكأمير: المركب الذي هو مثل أكف البخاتي، أو رحل قتبه وأحناؤه واحدة ج: ككتب — And like amīr: the riding gear which is like the humps of Bactrian camels, or a saddle whose hump and sides are one, pl. kikitb.

غبيطnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly associated with a specific day or event.

وغبيط المدرة: ع، وله يوم — And Ghubayṭ al-Madrah: a place, and it has a day.

الغبيطانnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to two locations or one significant place, associated with a specific day or event.

والغبيطان: ع، وله يوم، أو كلاهما واحد — And al-Ghubayṭān: a place, and it has a day, or both are one.

سماء غبطىadjective

1.
rainy skyclassical
A sky characterized by continuous or prolonged rain.

وسماء غبطى، كجمزى: دائمة المطر — And samā' ghibṭā (like jamzā): a sky of continuous rain.

الاغتباطnoun

1.
rejoicingboth
The act of rejoicing or exulting in a good situation.

والاغتباط: التبجح بالحال الحسنة — And al-ightibāṭ: rejoicing in a good state.

Parallel reading

غبط الكبش يغبطه: جس أليته لينظر أبه طرق أم لا، وظهره ليعرف هزاله من سمنه.

He examined the ram, touching its hindquarters to see if it was fertile, and its back to know if it was lean or fat.

وناقة غبوط: لا يعرف طرقها حتى تغبط.

And a female camel is ghubūṭ: her fertility is not known until she is examined.

والغبطة، بالضم: سير في المزادة يجعل على أطراف الأديمين، ثم يخرز شديدا.

And al-ghibṭah (with dammah): a strap in a waterskin made on the edges of the two leather pieces, then sewn tightly.

والغبطة، بالكسر: حسن الحال، والمسرة.

And al-ghibṭah (with kasrah): a good state, and joy.

وقد اغتبط، والحسد، كالغبط، وقد غبطه، كضربه وسمعه، وتمنى نعمة على أن لا تتحول عن صاحبها، فهو غابط، من غبط، ككتب.

And he was happy, and envy, like al-ghibṭ, and he envied him, like ḍarabahu and samiʿahu, wishing for a blessing not to be removed from its owner, so he is one who envies, from ghibṭ, like kataba.

اللهم غبطا لاهبطا

O Allah, grant us contentment/envy without downfall.

وأغبط الرحل على الدابة: أدامه

And he prolonged the saddle on the mount: he sustained it.

والسماء: دام مطرها

And the sky: its rain lasted.

والنبات: غطى الأرض، وكثف، وتدانى كأنه من حبة واحدة.

And the plants: covered the earth, and thickened, and grew close as if from a single seed.

وأرض مغبطة، بالفتح.

And land maghbaṭah, with fatḥah.

أنه، صلى الله عليه وسلم، جاء وهم يصلون، فجعل يغبطهم، هكذا روي مشددا، أي: يحملهم على الغبط، ويجعل هذا الفعل عندهم مما يغبط عليه.

That he, peace be upon him, came while they were praying, and he began to urge them on (or envy them), thus it is narrated with emphasis, meaning: he made them strive for what is envied, and considered this action among them as something to be envied.

وإن روي بالتخفيف، فيكون قد غبطهم لسبقهم إلى الصلاة.

And if it is narrated with lenition, it means he envied them for their precedence in prayer.

والغبط، ويكسر: القبضات المحصودة المصرومة من الزرع ج: غبوط.

And al-ghibṭ, and with kasrah: the harvested and threshed bunches of grain, pl. ghubūṭ.

وكأمير: المركب الذي هو مثل أكف البخاتي، أو رحل قتبه وأحناؤه واحدة ج: ككتب

And like amīr: the riding gear which is like the humps of Bactrian camels, or a saddle whose hump and sides are one, pl. kikitb.

ومسيل من الماء يشق في القف، والأرض المطمئنة، أو الواسعة المستوية يرتفع طرفاها، وأرض لبني يربوع.

And a watercourse that cuts through the desert, and low-lying land, or wide level land with raised edges, and land of Banu Yarbu'.

وغبيط المدرة: ع، وله يوم.

And Ghubayṭ al-Madrah: a place, and it has a day.

والغبيطان: ع، وله يوم، أو كلاهما واحد.

And al-Ghubayṭān: a place, and it has a day, or both are one.

وسماء غبطى، كجمزى: دائمة المطر.

And samā' ghibṭā, like jamzā: a sky of continuous rain.

والاغتباط: التبجح بالحال الحسنة.

And al-ightibāṭ: rejoicing in a good state.