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ءهب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns readiness, preparation, and equipment. It extends to the concept of skin or hide, particularly before tanning, and its plural forms.

Derived headwords

تَأَهَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    he prepared himself, he got readyboth

    he prepared himself, he got ready

أُهْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    preparation for warboth

    preparation for war

أُهُبnoun
  1. 1.
    hidesclassical

    Skins or hides, specifically before they have been tanned.

أَهَبnoun
  1. 1.
    hidesclassical

    Skins or hides, specifically before they have been tanned. This is a less common plural form.

Parallel reading

تأهب: استعد.
To prepare: to be ready.
وأهبة الحرب: عدتها
And the equipment of war: its provisions.
والجمع أهب.
And its plural is uhub.
والإهاب: الجلد ما لم يدبغ
And al-ihaab: the skin, what has not been tanned.
والجمع أهب على غير قياس
And its plural is uhub, irregularly.
مثل: أدم وأفق وعمد، جمع أديم وأفيق وعمود.
Like: adam, afaq, and 'amad, the plurals of adim, afiq, and 'amud.
وقد قالوا أهب بالضم، وهو قياس.
And they have said uhub with the damma, and that is regular.