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عثلب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of being ruined, disordered, or uncertain. It describes things that are dilapidated, affairs that are not properly managed, and actions taken without clear knowledge or certainty.

Derived headwords

مَعْثَلِبadjective
  1. 1.
    ruined, dilapidatedboth

    Describing a structure or place that is ruined or dilapidated, in a state of disrepair.

مَعْثَلِبadjective
  1. 1.
    unsettled, unmanagedclassical

    Describing an affair or matter that is not properly managed, settled, or resolved.

عَثْلَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to take uncertainlyclassical

    To take or grasp something, such as a man's quiver (زند), from a tree without knowing if it will yield or be useful.

Parallel reading

نؤي معثلب، أي مهدوم.
A ruined courtyard, meaning dilapidated.
وأمر معثلب، إذا لم يحكم.
And an affair is 'ma'thlab' if it is not properly managed.
وعثلب الرجل زنده، إذا أخذه من شجر لا يدري أيوري أم لا.
And a man 'athlab' his quiver, if he takes it from a tree without knowing if it will yield or not.