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الزعبل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of physical emaciation or a specific type of person, often characterized by a large belly and thin neck. It also extends to meanings related to animals, plants, and historical figures.

Derived headwords

الزَّعْبَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Emaciated personclassical

    A person who does not benefit from food, resulting in a large belly and a thin neck.

  2. 2.
    Viperclassical

    A type of venomous snake.

  3. 3.
    Chameleonclassical

    A type of reptile known for its color-changing ability.

  4. 4.
    Motherclassical

    A female parent.

  5. 5.
    Foolish womanclassical

    A woman who lacks sense or judgment.

  6. 6.
    Cotton plantclassical

    The plant from which cotton is derived.

زَعْبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To give a generous giftclassical

    To bestow a significant and noble gift or donation.

الزَّعْبَلَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Fatness with thin neckclassical

    A condition where a person's body becomes fat while their neck remains thin.

Parallel reading

الزَّعْبَلُ: من لم ينجع فيه الغذاء فعظم بطنه ودق عنقه
The Za'bal: one who does not benefit from food, so their belly becomes large and their neck thin.
والأفعى
And the viper.
والحرباء
And the chameleon.
والأم، أو الحمقاء
And the mother, or the foolish woman.
وشجرة القطن
And the cotton plant.
ومحدث روى عنه أبو قدامة الحارث بن عبيد، وابن الوليد الشامي، وفاطمة بنت زعبل: حدثا.
And a narrator from whom Abu Qudamah Al-Harith bin Ubaid, and Ibn Al-Walid Al-Shami, and Fatima bint Za'bal narrated: they narrated.
والزعبلة: من يسمن بدنه وتدق رقبته.
And the Za'balah: one whose body fattens and whose neck thins.
وزعبل: أعطى عطية سنية.
And he Za'bala: he gave a noble gift.