Al-Qamus al-Muhit (Firuzabadi, d. 817H)
10,370 root entries translated · page 13 of 208
- الشهربة4 lemmasqamus_000601
This root appears to relate to concepts of old age, specifically an elderly woman, and also has a geographical and botanical connection to a specific location and the base of a palm tree.
الشَّهْرَبَة — elderly womanشَيْخٌ شَهْرَب — elderly manالحَوْضُ أَسْفَلَ النَّخْلَةِ — base of a palm treeشَهْرَابَان — Shahraaban - الشيب16 lemmasqamus_000602
This root primarily concerns the phenomenon of graying hair, its appearance, and related terms. It also extends to concepts of cold, harsh weather, and specific historical or geographical references.
الشَّيْب — gray hairمُشِيب — gray-hairedأَشْيَب — gray-hairedشَابَ — to turn grayشُيِّبَ — to be made gray - صءب9 lemmasqamus_000603
This root primarily relates to the concept of being full or saturated, particularly with liquids like drinks. It also extends to terms for small parasitic eggs, infestations, and a type of food storage.
صَئِبَ — to be satiatedمَصْأَب — fullصُؤَابَة — nitsصُؤَاب — nitsصِئْبَان — nits - صبه23 lemmasqamus_000604
This root primarily concerns the act of pouring, spilling, or causing something to flow downwards. It extends to concepts of descent, things that flow or are poured out, and collections of things. It also encompasses abstract ideas like longing and intensity, as well as specific objects and substances.
صَبَّ — to pour outانْصَبَّ — to pour downاصْطَبَّ — to pour continuouslyتَصَبَّبَ — to flow downانْحَدَرَ — to descend - صحبه23 lemmasqamus_000605
This root primarily concerns the concept of companionship, association, and following. It extends to meanings of accompanying, adhering to, and even being led or controlled. Derived terms also touch upon states of being, such as being covered or becoming like someone else, and specific tribal or personal names.
صَحِبَ — to accompanyصُحْبَة — companionshipصَحَابَة — companionshipأَصْحَاب — companionsأَصَاحِيب — companions - الصخب12 lemmasqamus_000606
This root primarily denotes intense sound, loudness, and clamor. It extends to describe the chaotic mixing of sounds, particularly of animals, and can also refer to a specific type of bead used in charms.
الصَخَب — loudnessصَخَبَ — to be loudصَخَاب — loudصَخُوب — loudصَخْبَان — loud - الصرب15 lemmasqamus_000607
This root primarily relates to milk, particularly sour or curdled milk, and its preparation or storage. It also extends to concepts of gathering, collecting, and in some instances, specific types of food or dwellings.
الصَّرْب — Sour curdled milkصَرَبٌ — Few tents of poor Bedouinsصُرُبٌ — Sour milksصَرِيبٌ — Sour curdled milk (singular)صَرَبَ — To cut - الصرخبة2 lemmasqamus_000608
This root pertains to qualities of lightness, quickness, and impetuousness. It describes a state of being easily agitated, flighty, or prone to rash actions.
الصَّرْخَبَة — Lightnessصَرْخَبَ — To be light/agile - الءصطبة2 lemmasqamus_000609
This root appears to relate to structures or platforms, specifically those used for sitting or displaying goods. It also has a connection to the material derived from flax.
الأُصْطُبَّة — Flax towالمِصْطَبَة — Raised platform - الصعب23 lemmasqamus_000610
This root primarily denotes difficulty, hardship, and arduousness. It extends to concepts of being stubborn, fierce, or unyielding, and is used to describe challenging terrain, difficult tasks, and even specific individuals or places known for their toughness or prominence.
الصَّعْب — difficult, hardالصُّعُوبَة — difficulty, hardshipالأَبِيّ — unyielding, proudالأَسَد — lionرَجُل — man - الصعروب1 lemmaqamus_000611
This root describes something or someone characterized by a small head, often in a diminutive or even slightly negative context. It can refer to people or animals with this physical trait.
الصَّعْرُوب — Small-headed person - كالصعنب3 lemmasqamus_000612
This root appears to relate to concepts of gathering, centralizing, and contracting, particularly in the context of food and physical form. It also includes a proper noun for a location.
صَعْنَبَ — to gather the middleصَعْنَبَة — contractionصَعْنَبِيّ — a place name - الصغاب2 lemmasqamus_000613
This root appears to relate to the concept of smallness or insignificance, specifically referring to the eggs of lice. It also connects to the idea of hunger or starvation.
الصُغَاب — louse eggsالمَسْغَبَة — hunger - الصقب14 lemmasqamus_000614
This root primarily relates to concepts of closeness, proximity, and nearness, both physically and in terms of relationship. It also extends to meanings of being long, tall, or substantial, and can refer to offspring or a central support.
الصَقَب — long, tallصِقَاب — offspringصِقْبَان — offspringصُقُوب — tent polesصَقْب — near - الصقعب3 lemmasqamus_000615
This root primarily describes something that is tall or long. It can also refer to a person, or to a loud sound emanating from something like fangs or doors.
الصَّقْعَب — Tall, longصَقْعَب — Manصَقْعَب — Loud sound - صقلب4 lemmasqamus_000616
This root primarily relates to geographical locations, specifically Sicily, and also describes characteristics of people and animals, such as being voracious or strong.
صَقْلَبَ — to be from Sicilyصَقْلَبِيّ — Sicilianالصِّقْلَاب — voracious eaterالصَّقَالِبَة — Slavs - الصلب0 lemmasqamus_000617
- الصلقاب1 lemmaqamus_000618
This root appears to describe the act or state of having one's teeth filed or sharpened, possibly for cosmetic or ritualistic purposes. It focuses on the modification of teeth.
الصلقاب — Teeth filer - الصلهب5 lemmasqamus_000619
This root primarily describes tallness and largeness in humans and structures, as well as robustness and strength in animals, particularly camels. It also extends to the concept of things stretching or extending.
الصَّلْهَب — Tall manالمُصْلَهِب — Tall (man)الصَّلْهَبِيّ — Strong (camel)صَلْهَبَاة — Strong camel (female)اصْهَلَبَّتْ — to stretch out - الصناب6 lemmasqamus_000620
This root primarily describes physical attributes related to the body, specifically length or fullness in the back and belly. It also extends to describe a person's eating habits, specific colors, and names of horses.
الصناب — Long-backed and long-belliedالصنابة — Long-backed and long-belliedصباغ — Dyeالمصنب — Gluttonousالصنابي — Bay (horse) - الصنخاب1 lemmaqamus_000621
This root appears to relate to large, strong camels, possibly with connotations of impressive size or stature.
الصُّنْخَاب — Large camel - الصنعبة11 lemmasqamus_000622
This root primarily relates to concepts of hardness, solidity, and strength, particularly when applied to animals like camels. It can also extend to the idea of being robust or well-built.
الصُّلْبَة — hard, solidالصُّلْب — backbone, spineصُلْبَة — hardiness, robustnessصَلَبَ — to be hard, solidصَلَّبَ — to make hard, solidify - الصوب22 lemmasqamus_000623
This root primarily concerns the concepts of falling, descending, and correctness. It extends to ideas of aiming, hitting the mark, and coming from above. It also encompasses notions of affliction, sustenance, and the essence or best part of something.
اِنصَبَّ — to pour downاِنصِباب — pouring downاِنصِياب — pouring downصَابَ — to hitالصَّيْب — rain - الصهب16 lemmasqamus_000624
This root primarily describes shades of reddish-brown or yellowish-red, particularly in hair, but extends to describe things that are this color or possess qualities associated with it, such as a type of horse, a lion, or even wine. It also encompasses concepts of intensity, fullness, and harshness, like a hot day or a strong person.
الصَّهَب — reddish-brown/yellowish-rednessالصَّهَبَة — reddish-brown/yellowish-rednessالصُّهُوبَة — reddish-brown/yellowish-rednessأَصْهَب — off-whiteالصَّهَابِيّ — full/abundant - الصياب8 lemmasqamus_000625
This root primarily denotes concepts of purity, essence, origin, and the best or choicest part of something. It can also refer to a leader or master, and the act of hitting or striking.
الصِّيَاب — Pureالصِّيَابَة — Pureصَابَ — To hitيُصِيبُ — He hitsأَصَابَ — To hit - الضءب3 lemmasqamus_000626
This root appears to relate to creatures and possibly characteristics of animals, specifically camels. It also touches upon individuals who are rash or impulsive.
الضِّئْب — Sea creatureالضِّؤْبَان — Fat, strong camelالضِّيَأْب — One who rushes into matters - الضب28 lemmasqamus_000627
This root primarily relates to the desert lizard (ḍabb), but extends to concepts of sticking, adhering, holding fast, and also to various ailments, swelling, and even to the act of milking. It also encompasses terms for abundance, particularly of plants or water, and can denote stubbornness or intense emotion.
الضب — Desert lizardأضب — Plural of ḍabbضباب — Plural of ḍabbضبان — Plural of ḍabbمضبة — Plural of ḍabb - ضربه0 lemmasqamus_000628
- الضاغب8 lemmasqamus_000629
This root primarily concerns sounds, particularly those made by small animals or in a stealthy manner. It extends to describe a person who hides and makes frightening noises, and also includes meanings related to fear and sexual intercourse.
الضَّاغِب — Man who hides and frightensضَغَبَ — To make animal-like soundsالضَّغِيب — Sound of animalsالضَّغَاب — Sound of animalsالضَّغَابِيس — Rustling sounds - ضنب1 lemmaqamus_000630
This root primarily relates to striking or hitting something, often with a forceful or impactful action. It can also extend to grasping or seizing something.
ضَنَبَ — to strike the ground - الضوبان4 lemmasqamus_000631
This root primarily relates to the concept of hiding, concealment, and stealth, often in the context of hunting or ambushing an enemy. It also has a specific meaning related to a part of a camel's back.
الضُّوبان — humpالضُّؤْبان — humpضابَ — to hideضابَ — to ambush - ضهبه11 lemmasqamus_000632
This root primarily relates to the concept of altering or preparing something by heat, often involving cooking or shaping. It also extends to meanings of failing, weakening, or being mixed.
ضَهَبَهُ بالنار — to alter by fireضَهَبَ — to fail, to falterضُهُوبًا — failure, weaknessضَهَبَ القوم — to mix, to mingleتَضْهِيبًا — roasting on hot stones - الضيب2 lemmasqamus_000633
This root entry is very brief and primarily serves as a variant spelling or pronunciation of another root, الضئب. It relates to a specific pronunciation of the latter, indicating a potential dialectal or historical variation in the articulation of certain sounds.
الضَّيْب — variant pronunciationالضَّئِب — variant pronunciation - الطب30 lemmasqamus_000634
This root primarily concerns the art and practice of medicine, encompassing healing, treatment, and the skills of a physician. It also extends to related concepts like skillfulness, deception, desire, habit, and specific physical or auditory phenomena.
الطِّبّ — Medicineيَطِبُّ — To heal, to treatيُطِبُّ — To heal, to treatالطِّبُّ — Desire, lustالطَّبُّ — Skilled, expert - طحاب3 lemmasqamus_000635
This root primarily relates to the concept of time, specifically a long duration or epoch. It also encompasses the idea of a specific period or day.
طَحَابٌ — long timeكِتَابٌ — bookطَحَابٌ — day - الطحربة3 lemmasqamus_000636
This root primarily relates to pieces or fragments, particularly of clouds or cloth. It also extends to concepts of emptiness, froth, and the act of filling or emptying something, with some less common or classical usages.
الطَّحْرَبَة — Piece of cloudطَحْرَبَ — To fillطَحْرَبَة — Froth/Scum - الطحلب10 lemmasqamus_000637
This root primarily concerns the concept of greenness, specifically algae or moss that grows on water or land. It extends to related ideas of abundance, killing, and even a single hair.
الطُحْلُب — Algae/mossالطُحْلُب — Algae/mossطُحْلُب — Algae/mossطَحْلَبَ — To become covered in algaeمُطَحْلِب — Covered in algae - ما3 lemmasqamus_000638
This root primarily deals with the concept of 'what' or 'that which' in interrogative, relative, and negative contexts. It also encompasses notions of abundance, quantity, and the essence of things.
مَا — whatمَاذَا — whatمَا شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ — God has willed it - الطرب15 lemmasqamus_000639
This root primarily concerns states of emotional excitement, encompassing joy, sorrow, and longing. It also extends to physical movement, particularly in animals, and can refer to specific geographical locations and individuals.
الطرب — joyمطراب — joyfulمطرابة — joyfulطروب — excitableاستطرب — to seek excitement - الطرطبة6 lemmasqamus_000640
This root primarily relates to sounds and movements associated with liquids, particularly water or milk, and also describes physical characteristics like large, pendulous breasts and a specific type of mockery.
الطَّرْطَبَة — sound of milkingالطَّرْطَب — large pendulous breastطَرْطَبَى — large pendulous breast (fem.)الطَّرْطَبَة — long-udderedالطَّرْطَبَانِيَّة — long-uddered - الطرعب2 lemmasqamus_000641
This root describes something or someone that is excessively tall and unattractive in their height. It focuses on a negative physical attribute of being long and ungainly.
الطَّرْعَب — Tall and uglyطَرْعَبَ — To be tall and ugly - المطاسب3 lemmasqamus_000642
This root appears to relate to water, specifically stagnant or collected water. The primary meaning points to bodies of water that are still and possibly deep.
المَطَاسِب — stagnant watersسَدِمَ — to be stagnantسَدْم — stagnation - ما5 lemmasqamus_000643
This root primarily relates to the concept of 'what' or 'that which' in its interrogative, relative, and negative forms. It can also denote abundance or intensity, particularly in expressions of delight or satisfaction.
مَا — whatطَعِبَ — to be wearyطَعْب — wearinessلَذَّة — pleasureطِيب — goodness - الطعزبة2 lemmasqamus_000644
This root pertains to the act of mocking, ridiculing, and making fun of someone or something. It encompasses both the verbal action and the resulting state of being a subject of scorn.
الطَعْزَبَة — Mockeryطَعْزَبَ — To mock - الطعسبة2 lemmasqamus_000645
This root pertains to a specific type of enmity characterized by harshness and injustice. It describes an adversary who acts with cruelty and oppression, going beyond mere opposition to inflict suffering.
الطَّعْسَبَة — Harsh enmityطَعْسَبَ — To be harsh - طعشب2 lemmasqamus_000646
This root appears to be a proper noun, specifically a male given name. It does not seem to have other derived meanings or common usages in classical Arabic.
طَعْشَب — male given nameكَطَعْشَب — like Ta'shab - طوغاب1 lemmaqamus_000647
This root appears to be a proper noun referring to a specific place. It is not a productive root with multiple derived meanings in classical Arabic.
طُوغَاب — Place name - طلبه28 lemmasqamus_000648
This root primarily concerns the concept of seeking, requesting, and demanding. It extends to the act of finding or obtaining something, as well as the state of being sought after. It also encompasses related ideas like desire, pursuit, and the effort involved in obtaining something.
طَلَبَ — to seekتَطَلَّبَ — to seekاِطْلُبْ — seek!طَلَب — seekingطَلَبَة — students - المطلحب2 lemmasqamus_000649
This root appears to describe something that is extended, stretched out, or prolonged. It conveys a sense of lengthiness or vastness, often in a physical or spatial context.
المُتَطَلِّحِب — Extended, prolongedالمُسَلِّحِب — Extended, prolonged - الطنب13 lemmasqamus_000650
This root primarily relates to ropes, cords, and extended structures, often associated with tents and their supports. It also extends to concepts of stretching, duration, intensity, and physical attributes like length and breadth, sometimes implying a defect.
الطُّنُب — Tent ropeأَطْنَاب — Tent ropes (pl.)طُنُبَة — Tent rope (pl.)طَنَب — Bowstringإِطْنَابَة — Bowstring