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سهب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root 'سهب' primarily relates to expansiveness, particularly in the context of open spaces, wide-ranging movement, and excessive speech. It also touches upon concepts of depth and mental derangement.

Derived headwords

السَّهْبnoun
  1. 1.
    Desert, plainboth

    A vast, open, and often barren expanse of land, like a desert or a plain.

  2. 2.
    Fast-running horseclassical

    A horse that is wide-ranging and swift in its gallop.

سَهْبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Deep-cavernedclassical

    Describing a well that is deep and far down to the water.

أَسْهَبَverb
  1. 1.
    He spoke profusely: he spoke a lotboth

    He spoke profusely: he spoke a lot

مُسْهَبadjective
  1. 1.
    So he is mus'hib with fatha on the hā'both

    So he is mus'hib with fatha on the hā'

Parallel reading

السهب: الفلاة
Al-sahb: the desert/plain.
والفرس الواسع الجري
And the horse of wide running.
وبئر سهبة: بعيدة القعر
And a deep-caverned well: far in its bottom.
ومسهبة أيضا بفتح الهاء
And also mus'haba with the fatha on the ha.
وحفروا فأسهبوا: بلغوا الرمل ولم يخرج الماء
And they dug and dug deep: they reached the sand and water did not come out.
وأسهب الفرس: اتسع في الجري وسبق
And the horse ran widely: it widened its stride and outran.
وأسهب الرجل، إذا أكثر من الكلام فهو مسهب بفتح الهاء
And the man spoke excessively, if he spoke a lot, then he is mus'hib with the fatha on the ha.
ولا يقال بكسرها، وهو نادر
And it is not said with a kasra, and this is rare.
وأسهب الرجل، على ما لم يسم فاعله، إذا ذهب عقله من لدغ الحية
And the man lost his mind, in the passive voice, if his mind left him from the sting of a snake.