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صءب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the nits or eggs of lice, and by extension, to a state of being infested with them. It also extends metaphorically to excessive water consumption.

Derived headwords

الصُّؤَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    louse eggboth

    The egg of a louse, also known as a nit.

الصُّؤَابnoun
  1. 1.
    the opposite of errorboth

    the opposite of error

الصِّئْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    louse eggsboth

    Another plural form for nits, indicating a large quantity.

صُئِبَverb
  1. 1.
    His head became infested with lice, from the verb pattern of ṭariba.both

    His head became infested with lice, from the verb pattern of ṭariba.

أَصْأَبَverb
  1. 1.
    And he also became infested, meaning his lice became numerous.both

    And he also became infested, meaning his lice became numerous.

مِصْأَبadjective
  1. 1.
    a man afflicted, meaning he has a touch (of madness)both

    a man afflicted, meaning he has a touch (of madness)

Parallel reading

الصؤابة بالهمز: بيضة القملة
The ṣuʾābah (with hamza): the egg of a louse.
والجمع الصؤاب والصئبان
And the plural is ṣuʾāb and ṣiʾbān.
وقد صئب رأسه وأصأب أيضا، إذا كثر صئبانه
And his head became infested with nits, and he also became infested, if his nits became numerous.
وصئب الرجل، إذا أكثر من شرب الماء
And the man became ṣaʾiba, if he excessively drank water.
فهو رجل مصأب، على مفعل
He is a man maṣʾab, according to the pattern 'mafʿal'.