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سقب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root سقب (s-q-b) primarily relates to proximity and closeness. It also extends to specific meanings concerning the young of a camel, a long and slender object, and parts of a tent.

Derived headwords

السَّقْبnoun
  1. 1.
    proximityboth

    Closeness or nearness to something.

  2. 2.
    male camel calfclassical

    The male offspring of a she-camel.

  3. 3.
    long and slenderclassical

    A long and slender thing, often with a specific quality.

  4. 4.
    tent poleclassical

    A pole used to support a tent.

سَقَبَverb
  1. 1.
    Al-Saqab with two fathas: proximityboth

    Al-Saqab with two fathas: proximity

سَقَبَتْverb
  1. 1.
    was nearboth

    Past tense of being near or adjacent.

وقد سقبت داره، بالكسر، أي قربت — And his house was near, meaning it was close.
أَسْقَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to bring nearboth

    To cause something to be close or near.

وأسقبتها أنا، أي قربتها — And I brought it near, meaning I made it close.
السُّقْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    young she-camelclassical

    A young female camel, specifically a young she-ass.

مِسْقَابadjective
  1. 1.
    habitually bearing malesclassical

    A she-camel that habitually gives birth to male offspring.

أَسْقَبadjective
  1. 1.
    male-bearing (camel)classical

    Referring to a male camel, or a camel that sires males.

السُّقَيْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tent poleclassical

    A pole used to support a tent, similar to السقب.

Parallel reading

الجار أحق بسقبه
The neighbor is more entitled to his property's proximity.
وقد سقبت داره، بالكسر، أي قربت
And his house was near, meaning it was close.
وأسقبتها أنا، أي قربتها
And I brought it near, meaning I made it close.
والسقب: الذكر من ولد الناقة، ولا يقال للأنثى سقبة، ولكن حائل
And the saqb is the male of the camel's offspring; the female is not called saqbah, but rather ha'il.
والسقبة عندهم هي الجحشة
And the suqbah among them is the young she-ass.
تلا سقبة قوداء مهضومة الحشا * متى ما تخالفه عن القصد يعذم
Following a long-necked young she-ass, hollow-flanked, who, when she deviates from the intended path, is rebuked.
وناقة مسقاب، إذا كان عادتها أن تلد الذكور
And a she-camel is misqab if her habit is to give birth to males.
غراء مسقابا لفحل أسقبا
A noble she-camel, habitually bearing males, to a male camel (siring males).
وقوله " أسقبا " فعل لا نعت
And his saying 'asqaba' is a verb, not an adjective.
والسقب: الطويل من كل شئ مع ترارة
And the saqb is the long of everything, with a certain quality.
والسقب والصقب: عمود الخباء، والسقيبة مثله
And the saqb and the saqb are the pole of the tent, and the suqaybah is similar.