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الزبعبق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone with a bad disposition or character. The primary meaning relates to being ill-mannered or ill-tempered.

Derived headwords

الزبعبقadjective
  1. 1.
    Ill-manneredclassical

    Describing someone who has a bad disposition, is ill-tempered, or behaves poorly.

كسفرجلadjective
  1. 1.
    Ill-manneredclassical

    Used as a simile to describe someone with a bad disposition, similar to the unpleasant nature of a quince.

وسرطراطadjective
  1. 1.
    Ill-manneredclassical

    Used as a simile to describe someone with a bad disposition, implying a similarly unpleasant or difficult nature.

Parallel reading

الزبعبق، كسفرجل وسرطراط: السيئ الخلق.
Al-zababaq, like safarjal and surṭaraṭ: ill-mannered.