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صقب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of closeness, proximity, and nearness. It also extends to meanings of height, length, and a specific type of impact or strike.

Derived headwords

صَقَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be nearboth

    To be close or proximate in space or relation.

أَصْقَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to bring nearclassical

    To cause something or someone to be near or close.

صَقْبnoun
  1. 1.
    closenessclassical

    The state or quality of being near or proximate.

صَقْبnoun
  1. 1.
    central poleclassical

    The longest central pole of a tent (khabaa').

صُقُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    central polesclassical

    The plural of صَقْب (saqb), referring to the central poles of a tent.

صَقْبnoun
  1. 1.
    impact on solid objectclassical

    A strike or blow upon something solid and dry.

صَقْبadjective
  1. 1.
    tall and slenderclassical

    Tall and slender, or long, of anything, with a certain dryness or firmness.

الصَّاقِبname
  1. 1.
    Al-Saqibclassical

    The name of a mountain.

Parallel reading

صقبت داره بالكسر، أي قربت.
His dwelling was saqaba (with kasra), meaning it was near.
الجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقْبِهِ.
The neighbor is more entitled to his proximity (or his dwelling's proximity).
وتقول أصقبه فصقب، أي قربه فقرب.
And you say 'asqabahu fa-saqaba', meaning he brought it near and it became near.
والصقب، العمود الذي يكون في وسط الخباء، وهو الاطول: والجمع صقوب.
And the saqb is the pole that is in the middle of the tent, and it is the longest; and its plural is suqoob.
والصقب أيضا: الضرب على شئ مصمت يابس.
And the saqb is also: a strike on something solid and dry.
والصقب: الطويل من كل شئ مع ترارة.
And the saqb: the tall of everything, with a certain firmness.