عشب

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root عشب (ʿashaba) primarily relates to vegetation, specifically grass or herbage. It encompasses the growth of plants, the state of being covered in grass, and terms for different types or stages of vegetation. Figuratively, it can refer to abundance or providing sustenance.

Derived headwords

العُشْبnoun

1.
fresh pastureboth
fresh pasture

عَاشِبadjective

1.
a grassy countryboth
a grassy country

بلد عاشب — a grassy land

بعير عاشب — a camel grazing

أَعْشَبَتْverb

1.
To grow grassboth
Used for the land when it produces grass or herbage.

أعشبت الأرض — the land grew grass

أَعْشَبَverb

1.
meaning it grew grassboth
meaning it grew grass

أصابوا عشبا — they found grass

أعشبني — he gave me a mature she-camel

مُعْشِبَةadjective

1.
a grassy landboth
a grassy land

عُشَيْبَةadjective

1.
a very grassy landboth
a very grassy land

عُشَيْبadjective

1.
a grassy placeboth
a grassy place

العَشَّابَةnoun

1.
Place of grassclassical
A place where grass is abundant.

اعْشَوْشَبَتْverb

1.
meaning its grass became abundant, and it is an exaggerationboth
meaning its grass became abundant, and it is an exaggeration

اعْشَوْشَبَتِ الأَرْضُ — the land became very grassy

تَعَاشِيبnoun

1.
Scattered grassclassical
Patches of scattered grass, for which there is no singular form.

أرض فيها تعاشيب — land with scattered patches of grass

العُشْبَةnoun

1.
Large sprout, shootboth
A large sprout or shoot of grass. Also used with 'm' (عشمة).

العُشْمَةnoun

1.
Large sprout, shootclassical
A large sprout or shoot of grass. Also used with 'b' (عشبة).

عُشْبَةadjective

1.
Robust, strongclassical
Describing an old man or woman who is still vigorous and energetic.

شيخ عشبة — a vigorous old man

عجوز عشبة — a vigorous old woman

عُشْبadjective

1.
Without young childrenclassical
Describing a family or group that has no young children, implying they are all grown or mature.

عيال عشب — children without young ones

عُشْبًا شَهَابِرًاphrase

1.
Abundant, tall grassclassical
A descriptive phrase for a large quantity of tall grass.

جمعت منهم عشبا شهابرا — I gathered from them abundant, tall grass

Parallel reading

العشب: الكلأ الرطب، ولا يقال له: حشيش حتى يهيج.

Grass: the moist herbage, and it is not called 'ḥashīsh' until it grows tall.

تقول منه: بلد عاشب.

You derive from it: a grassy land.

ولا يقال في ماضيه إلا أعشبت الأرض، إذا أنبتت العشب.

And in its past tense, it is only said 'the land grew grass', meaning it produced grass.

وبعير عاشب: يرعى العشب.

And a grazing camel: it feeds on grass.

وأعشب القوم: أصابوا عشبا.

And the people found grass: they obtained grass.

وأرض معشبة وعشيبة، ومكان عشيب بين العشابة.

And a grassy land, and a grassy land, and a grassy place, among the places of abundant grass.

واعشوشبت الأرض، أي كثر عشبها، وهو للمبالغة: كقولك: خشن واخشوشن.

And the land became very grassy, meaning its grass became abundant; this is for exaggeration, like your saying: 'it was rough' and 'it became very rough'.

وإذا كان فيها عشب نبذ متفرق، لا واحد لها.

And if there were scattered patches of grass in it, for which there is no singular form.

والعشبة بالتحريك: الناب الكبيرة، وكذا العشمة بالميم.

And 'al-ʿushbah' (with vowelization): the large sprout, and likewise 'al-ʿushmah' (with m).

يقال: سألته فأعشبني، أي أعطاني ناقة مسنة.

It is said: I asked him and he gave me a mature she-camel, meaning he gave me a mature she-camel.

وشيخ عشبة وعجوز عشبة، أي هم وهمة.

And a vigorous old man and a vigorous old woman, meaning they are energetic and strong.

وعيال عشب: ليس فيهم صغير.

And children without young ones: there is no young child among them.

وقال: جمعت منهم عشبا شهابرا

And he said: I gathered from them abundant, tall grass.