جبء

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of truffle, specifically a reddish variety. It also extends to concepts of abundance of truffles, selling unripe crops, and a type of wooden tool used in shoemaking. Figuratively, it can mean to shy away or to be cowardly.

Derived headwords

الجُبْأَةnoun

1.
reddish truffleclassical
A type of truffle, specifically one that has a reddish hue, distinguished from other types like the 'kama'ah' (dusky or black) and 'fag'ah' (white).

أَجْبَأَverb

1.
he sold it before its ripeness appearedboth
he sold it before its ripeness appeared

مُجَبِّئَةadjective

1.
truffle-abundantclassical
Describing land where truffles are plentiful.

أَجْبُؤnoun

1.
plural of reddish truffleclassical
The plural form of 'jub'ah', referring to multiple reddish truffles.

الجَبَأَةnoun

1.
shoemaker's wooden toolclassical
A wooden tool used by shoemakers over which they shape and work on the shoe.

جَبَأَverb

1.
to shy away fromclassical
To recoil or turn away from something or someone.

جُبُوءnoun

1.
shyness, cowardiceclassical
The act of shying away or being timid.

جَبْأnoun

1.
cowardclassical
A person who is cowardly or timid.

جَبَأَ عليهverb

1.
to emerge upon (snake)classical
Said of a snake emerging from its hole to confront someone.

الجَابِئnoun

1.
locustclassical
A term for locusts, derived from the concept of emerging or appearing.

Parallel reading

الجبء: واحد الجبأة، وهي الحمر من الكمأة

Al-jub'ah: the singular of al-jub'ah, which are the reddish ones among the truffles.

مثاله: فقع (2) وفقعة، وغرد وغردة، وثلاثة أجبؤ

Its example: fag'ah and fag'ah, gharrad and gharradah, and three ajbu' (plurals).

وأجبأت الأرض، أي كثرت كمأتها، وهي أرض مجبأة

And the land became ajba'at, meaning its truffles became numerous, and it is a majba'ah land.

قال الأحمر: الجبأة هي التي تضرب (3) إلى الحمرة، والكمأة هي التي إلى الغبرة والسواد (4) ، والفقعة البيض، وبنات أوبر الصغار

Al-Ahmar said: Al-jub'ah are those that tend towards redness, and al-kama'ah are those that tend towards dustiness and blackness, and al-fag'ah are the white ones, and banat awbar are the small ones.

وأجبأت الزرع: بعته قبل أن يبدو صلاحه، وجاء في الحديث بلا همز: " من أجبى فقد أربى " وأصله الهمز

And ajba'ta the crop: you sold it before its ripeness became apparent, and it came in the hadith without hamza: 'He who ajba' has engaged in riba', and its origin is with hamza.

والجبأة مثال الجبهة: القرزوم (5) ، وهى الخشبة التى يحذو عليها الحذاء

And al-jub'ah, similar to al-jabhah: al-qarzum, which is the wooden tool upon which the shoemaker shapes the shoe.

في مرفقيه تقارب وله * بركة زور كجبأة الخزم

His elbows are close together, and he has * a broad chest like the jub'ah of al-khuzm.

وجبأت عينى عن الشئ: نبت عنه

And my eye jub'at from the thing: it turned away from it.

وقال أبو زيد: جبات عن الرجل جبئا وجبوءا: خنست عنه

And Abu Zayd said: He jubata from the man, jub'an and jubu'an: he shied away from him.

فهل أنا إلا مثل سيقة العدى * إن استقدمت نحر وإن جبأت عقر

Am I not like the herd's leader? * If it is brought forward, it is slaughtered; if it shies away, it is crippled.

والجبأ بضم الجيم (2) : الجبان

And al-jaba' (with damma on the jim): the coward.

فما أنا من ريب المنون بجبأ * ولا أنا من سيب الإله بآيس

I am not a coward from the calamities of fate, * nor am I despairing of God's bounty.

وجبأ عليه الأسود: أي خرج عليه حية من جحره

And the lion jub'a upon him: meaning a snake emerged upon him from its hole.

ومنه الجابئ وهو الجراد

And from it is al-jabi', which is the locust.