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سكب

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root سكب (skb) primarily relates to the act of pouring, flowing, or spilling, often of liquids like water or blood. It extends to descriptions of things that flow or are spread out, and also encompasses specific terms for plants, horses, and clothing.

Derived headwords

سَكَبَverb
  1. 1.
    He poured the water: he spilled itboth

    He poured the water: he spilled it

  2. 2.
    And the water poured by itself: it flowedboth

    And the water poured by itself: it flowed

  3. 3.
    And flowing water, meaning pouredboth

    And flowing water, meaning poured

سكبت الماء سكبا، أي صببته — I poured the water, meaning I spilled it.
سَكْبnoun
  1. 1.
    He poured the water: he spilled itboth

    He poured the water: he spilled it

  2. 2.
    And the water poured by itself: it flowedboth

    And the water poured by itself: it flowed

  3. 3.
    And flowing water, meaning pouredboth

    And flowing water, meaning poured

والسكب أيضا: ضرب من الثياب — And as-skab is also: a type of clothing.
والسكب، بالتحريك: ضرب من الشجر طيب الريح — And as-skab, with vowel movement: a type of fragrant tree.
مَسْكُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    And poured water, meaning flowing on the surface of the earth without diggingboth

    And poured water, meaning flowing on the surface of the earth without digging

ماء مسكوب، أي يجري على وجه الأرض من غير حفر — Poured water, meaning it flows on the surface of the earth without digging.
سُكُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    And the water of al-sukūb with damma on the hamzaboth

    And the water of al-sukūb with damma on the hamza

وسكب الماء بنفسه سكوبا وتسكابا — And the water poured by itself, flowing and pouring.
تَسْكابnoun
  1. 1.
    And also taskābāboth

    And also taskābā

وسكب الماء بنفسه سكوبا وتسكابا — And the water poured by itself, flowing and pouring.
انْسَكَبَverb
  1. 1.
    And it poured likewiseboth

    And it poured likewise

  2. 2.
    it poured out, with the same meaning (as أَكَبَّ).both

    it poured out, with the same meaning (as أَكَبَّ).

وانسكب، بمعنى — And it poured out, meaning the same.
أَسْكُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    flowingclassical

    Describes something that flows abundantly, particularly blood.

مثعنجر من دم الأجواف أسكوب — Gushing from the blood of the insides, flowing.
سَكَبadjective
  1. 1.
    He poured the water: he spilled itboth

    He poured the water: he spilled it

  2. 2.
    And the water poured by itself: it flowedboth

    And the water poured by itself: it flowed

  3. 3.
    And flowing water, meaning pouredboth

    And flowing water, meaning poured

ماء سكب، أي مسكوب، وصف بالمصدر — Water like poured water, meaning poured, described by the masdar.
فَرَسٌ سَكَبadjective
  1. 1.
    swift horseclassical

    A horse that is large and swift, covering much ground.

وفرس سكب، أي ذريع، مثل حت — And a swift horse, meaning large and swift, like 'hatt'.
سُكْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of treeclassical

    A single plant of the fragrant tree type.

الواحدة سكبة — The singular is 'sukbah'.
سُكَّابname
  1. 1.
    name of a horseclassical

    A proper name given to a horse.

وسكاب: اسم فرس، مثل قطام — And Sukab: the name of a horse, like Qatam.

Parallel reading

سكبت الماء سكبا، أي صببته.
I poured the water, meaning I spilled it.
ماء مسكوب، أي يجري على وجه الأرض من غير حفر.
Poured water, meaning it flows on the surface of the earth without digging.
وسكب الماء بنفسه سكوبا وتسكابا.
And the water poured by itself, flowing and pouring.
وانسكب، بمعنى.
And it poured out, meaning the same.
والطاعن الطعنة النجلاء يتبعها * مثعنجر من دم الأجواف أسكوب
And the spearer follows the wide thrust * with a gushing flow of blood from the insides, abundant.
ماء سكب، أي مسكوب، وصف بالمصدر، كقولهم ماء صب وماء غور.
Water like poured water, meaning poured, described by the masdar, like their saying 'sab water' and 'ghawr water'.
والسكب أيضا: ضرب من الثياب.
And as-skab is also: a type of clothing.
وفرس سكب، أي ذريع، مثل حت.
And a swift horse, meaning large and swift, like 'hatt'.
والسكب، بالتحريك: ضرب من الشجر طيب الريح.
And as-skab, with vowel movement: a type of fragrant tree.
كأنه من ندى العرار مع ال‍ * قراص أو ما ينفض السكب
As if it were from the dew of the Arar with the * Qaras or what shakes off the Sukb tree.
الواحدة سكبة.
The singular is 'sukbah'.
وسكاب: اسم فرس، مثل قطام.
And Sukab: the name of a horse, like Qatam.
أبيت اللعن إن سكاب علق * نفيس لا يعار ولا يباع
May you be safe from blame, for Sukab is a precious possession that is neither lent nor sold.