الشبع

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of being full or satisfied after eating, contrasting with hunger. It extends to concepts of abundance, fullness in a physical sense (like a limb or jewelry), and also metaphorical fullness or excess.

Derived headwords

شَبِعَverb

1.
to be fullboth
To be satisfied with food and drink, to no longer be hungry.

شِبَعٌnoun

1.
fullnessboth
The state of being full or satisfied after eating; the opposite of hunger.

أَشْبَعَverb

1.
to satisfyboth
To make someone full or satisfied, to relieve them of hunger.
2.
to provide abundantlymodern
To provide something in abundance or sufficiency.

شَبِعَانٌadjective

1.
fullboth
Describing someone who is full or satisfied after eating.
2.
full (poetic)classical
Used in poetry to describe someone who is full; not permissible in other contexts.

شَبْعَىadjective

1.
fullboth
Feminine form of شبعان, describing a woman who is full.

شَبْعَانَةٌadjective

1.
fullboth
Feminine form of شبعان, describing a woman who is full.

شَبْعَى الذِّرَاعِadjective

1.
large-armedmodern
Describing a woman with large or plump arms.

شَبْعَى الخَلْخَالِ وَالسِّوَارِadjective

1.
filling jewelrymodern
Describing a woman whose plumpness causes her to fill her anklets and bracelets.

الشَّبْعَانُname

1.
a mountain nameclassical
A name of a mountain located in Bahrain.
2.
a place nameclassical
A name of a structure or building in Medina.

الشَّبْعَىname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a town or area, in Damascus.

الشَّبَعَةُnoun

1.
leftoversmodern
The remaining food after a person has been satisfied; leftovers.

شَبِيعُ الغَزْلِadjective

1.
densely spunmodern
Describing fabric that is densely spun or has a lot of yarn.

شَبِيعُ العَقْلِadjective

1.
wisemodern
Describing a person with abundant or full intellect; wise.

مُشْبَعُ العَقْلِadjective

1.
wisemodern
Describing a person whose intellect is full or abundant; wise.

شَبِيعٌadjective

1.
abundantmodern
Describing something that is abundant, such as hair or wool.

شِبْعَةٌnoun

1.
a meal's worthmodern
The amount of food sufficient to satisfy one's hunger once.

شَبِعَ عَقْلُهُverb

1.
to be wisemodern
His intellect became full or abundant; he became wise.

شَبَّعَ غَنَمُهُverb

1.
to nearly be fullclassical
His sheep were close to being full but not completely satisfied.

التَّشَبُّعُnoun

1.
pretending to be fullmodern
The act of appearing to be full when one is not.
2.
eating repeatedlymodern
The act of eating one meal after another; gluttony.
3.
acting richmodern
The act of pretending to have abundance or wealth.

Parallel reading

الشبع، بالفتح، وكعنب: ضد الجوع

Al-shaba'u, with fatha, and like 'anab: the opposite of hunger.

شبع، كسمن خبزا ولحما

He ate his fill of bread and meat, like 'samina'.

وأشبعته من الجوع

And I satisfied him from hunger.

والشبع، بالكسر، وكعنب: اسم ما أشبعك

And al-shiba'u, with kasra, and like 'anab: the name for what satisfies you.

وهو شبعان، وشابع سمع في الشعر، ولا يجوز في غيره

And he is shab'an, and shabi' is heard in poetry, but is not permissible elsewhere.

وهي شبعى وشبعانة

And she is shab'a and shab'ana.

وامرأة شبعى الذراع: ضخمته

And a woman shab'a al-dhirā': her arm is large.

وشبعى الخلخال والسوار: تملؤهما سمنا

And shab'a al-khalkhāl wa al-sawār: she fills them with her plumpness.

والشبعان: جبل بالبحرين، وأطم بالمدينة

And Al-Shab'ān: a mountain in Bahrain, and a structure in Medina.

والشبعى، كسكرى: ة بدمشق

And Al-Shab'a, like sukra: a town in Damascus.

وكقدامة: اسم زمزم

And like Qudāma: the name of Zamzam.

والشباعة أيضا: الفضالة بعد الشبع

And al-shabā'a also: the leftovers after being full.

وثوب شبيع الغزل، كأمير: كثيره

And a garment shabī' al-ghazl, like amīr: its yarn is abundant.

ورجل شبيع العقل، ومشبعه، بفتح الباء: وافره

And a man shabī' al-'aql, and mushba' al-'aql, with fatha on the ba': his intellect is abundant.

وشبعة من طعام، بالضم: قدر ما يشبع به مرة

And a shab'a of food, with damma: the amount by which one is satisfied once.

وأشبعه: وفره

And I provided him abundantly: I made it plentiful.

وشبعت غنمه تشبيعا: قاربت الشبع، ولم تشبع

And his sheep 'tashbī'an': they neared fullness, but were not fully satisfied.

والتشبع: أن يري أنه شبعان، وليس كذلك

And al-tashabbu': to appear as if one is full, when one is not.

والتكثر، والأكل إثر الأكل

And acting wealthy, and eating after eating.