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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the core or essence of something, particularly in the context of food. It extends to concepts of abundance and can also refer to specific plants and personal names.

Derived headwords

لَبِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantclassical

    To have an abundance of food, specifically referring to the rich part of milk.

لُبًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    rich milkclassical

    The richest part of milk, the cream or curd.

  2. 2.
    abundanceclassical

    Abundance, particularly of food.

اللَّبَايةnoun
  1. 1.
    plant nameclassical

    A type of plant, specifically identified as the 'Amti tree'.

لُبَيّname
  1. 1.
    diminutive nameclassical

    A diminutive form of a name, specifically mentioned as 'Ibn Lubba'.

لَابِي بْن ثَوْرname
  1. 1.
    companion nameclassical

    The name of a companion, 'Labi bin Thawr'.

لُبِّيname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a city or region.

Parallel reading

لبي من الطعام، كرضي لبيا: أكثر منه.
Labbā from food, like raḍiya lubbāyan: to have an abundance of it.
واللباية، بالضم: شجر الأمطي.
And al-Labbāyah, with dammah: the Amṭī tree.
ولبي، مصغرا كسمي: ابن لبى، كعلى، ولابي بن ثور: صحابيان.
And Lubayy, diminutive like Sumayy: Ibn Lubbā, like ʿAlā, and Lābī bin Thawr: two companions.
ولبى، كحتى ويثلث: ع.
And Labbā, like ḥattā and with three vowels: a city.