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الجباع

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to shortness, particularly in stature or objects. It also extends to meanings of ugliness, specifically in gait and appearance, and a state of emaciation.

Derived headwords

الجُبَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessboth

    A state or quality of being short, particularly in stature.

جُبَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessboth

    A state or quality of being short, particularly in stature.

جُبَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessboth

    A state or quality of being short, particularly in stature.

سَهْمٌ قَصِيرٌ يَرْمِي بِهِ الصِّبْيَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    child's short arrowboth

    A short arrow used by children for play.

الجَبَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    The anus.

كِرْمَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ugly womanclassical

    A woman who is unattractive in her gait and dress, neither small nor large.

رُمَّانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ugly womanclassical

    A woman who is unattractive in her gait and dress, neither small nor large.

جَبَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to become emaciatedclassical

    To become thin or emaciated, specifically referring to the anus becoming hollowed due to leanness.

تَجْبِيعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciationclassical

    The state of being emaciated, particularly referring to the anus becoming hollowed due to leanness.

Parallel reading

القصير، وهي جباع وجباحة
The short one, and she is a short one (feminine).
وسهم قصير يرمي به الصبيان
And a short arrow with which the children throw.
والجباعة، مشددة: الاست
And Al-Jaba'ah, with shadda: the anus.
وكرمانة ورمان: المرأة القبيحة المشية واللبسة، ليست بصغيرة ولا كبيرة
And Kirmanah and Rummanah: the woman with an ugly gait and dress, neither small nor large.
وجبع تجبيعا: تغيرت استه هزالا
And he became emaciated (verb) with emaciation (masdar): his anus changed due to leanness.