غبب

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

The root غبب primarily relates to alternation, intermittency, or coming and going with intervals. This concept extends to various domains including animal watering, illness patterns, visiting, and even the passage of time or decay.

Derived headwords

الغَبّnoun

1.
al-ghibb, with a kasra, in watering camels and in fever, means 'every other day'both
al-ghibb, with a kasra, in watering camels and in fever, means 'every other day'
2.
and al-ghibb in visitingboth
and al-ghibb in visiting

غَبَبتُ الإبلُverb

1.
camels alternated drinkingboth
Camels drank water on one day and skipped the next.

غابةnoun

1.
camels drinking intermittentlyclassical
A group of camels that drinks water on alternate days.

غوابnoun

1.
camels drinking intermittentlyclassical
Plural of غابة, referring to camels that drink water on alternate days.

أَغْبَبْتُ القومَverb

1.
I visited them intermittentlyclassical
I came to a group of people on one day and left the next, or visited with intervals.

غَبَبْتُ عنهمverb

1.
I visited them intermittentlyclassical
I came to a group of people on one day and left the next, or visited with intervals.

غَبَبْتُ عنهمverb

1.
I avoided themclassical
I kept away from them, implying a deliberate avoidance or departure.

المَغَبَّةnoun

1.
intermittent milkingclassical
A ewe that is milked one day and left the next.

غَبْغَبَverb

1.
he was negligentclassical
To be remiss or negligent in pursuing a need or goal.

الغَبّ في الزيارةnoun

1.
visiting every weekboth
The practice of visiting someone on a regular, alternating schedule, such as weekly.

غَبَتِ الأمورُverb

1.
matters reached their endclassical
Affairs or matters came to their conclusion or final stage.

غَبَّ اللحمُverb

1.
meat became rancidclassical
Meat became spoiled or rancid.

الغابُnoun

1.
overnight meatclassical
Meat that has been left out overnight, often implying it has become stale or spoiled.

غَبَّ فلانٌ عندناverb

1.
he stayed overnightclassical
Someone stayed overnight at our place.

أَغْبَانَا فلانٌverb

1.
he visited us intermittentlyboth
Someone came to us on alternate days or with intervals.

أَغْبُوا في عيادة المريضverb

1.
visit the sick intermittentlyboth
Visit the sick person on alternate days, or with a day off between visits.

أَغْبَتِ الحُمَّىverb

1.
fever recurredboth
The fever returned or recurred intermittently.

عطاؤه لا يَغْبُنَاverb

1.
his giving is not intermittentboth
His giving is continuous and not on alternate days.

شَرْبُهُنَّ غِبٌّnoun

1.
their drinking is intermittentclassical
Their drinking occurs at intervals, not continuously.

الأَغْبَابُnoun

1.
low groundsclassical
Plural of غَبّ, referring to low-lying or sunken areas of land.

الغُبُوبُnoun

1.
low groundsclassical
Plural of غَبّ, referring to low-lying or sunken areas of land.

الغُبَيْبَةnoun

1.
special milk preparationclassical
A preparation made from sheep's milk, milked in the morning and evening, then churned the next day.

الغَبَبُnoun

1.
dewlapboth
The loose skin hanging under the chin of cattle or a turkey.

الغَبْغَبُnoun

1.
dewlapboth
The loose skin hanging under the chin of cattle or a turkey.
2.
place nameclassical
A small hill in Mina, known as Al-Ghabghab.

Parallel reading

أن ترد الإبل الماء يوما وتدعه يوما

That camels drink water one day and leave it the next.

تقول: غبت الإبل تغب غبا

You say: The camels drank intermittently, alternating their drinking.

وإبل بني فلان غابة وغواب

And the camels of Banu Fulān are غابة (drinking intermittently) and غواب (plural of غابة).

وكذلك الغب في الحمى

And likewise is the intermittent pattern in fever.

أغببت القوم، وغببت عنهم أيضا، إذا جئت يوما وتركت يوما

I visited the people intermittently, and I also stayed away from them, if I came one day and left the next.

فإن أردت أنك دفعت عنهم قلت: غببت عنهم، بالتشديد

If you mean that you kept away from them, you say: غببت عنهم (with shadda).

والمغببة الشاة تحلب يوما وتترك يوما

And the مغببة is the ewe that is milked one day and left the next.

وغبب فلان في الحاجة، إذا لم يبالغ فيها

And Fulān was negligent in the matter, if he did not pursue it diligently.

والغب في الزيارة، قال الحسن: في كل أسبوع

And alternating visits, Al-Hasan said: every week.

يقال: " زرغبا تزدد حبا "

It is said: 'Visit intermittently, you will increase in love.'

وغب كل شئ أيضا: عاقبته

And the consequence of everything is also: its outcome.

وقد غبت الأمور أي صارت إلى أواخرها

And matters have reached their end, meaning they have come to their final stages.

وغب اللحم أي أنتن

And meat becomes rancid, meaning it spoils.

وغب فلان عندنا، أي بات

And Fulān stayed overnight with us, meaning he slept the night.

ومن سمي اللحم البائت: الغاب

And from this, meat left overnight is named: الغاب.

وأغبنا فلان: أتانا غبا

And Fulān visited us intermittently: he came to us on alternate days.

وفي الحديث: " أغبوا في عيادة المريض واربعوا "

And in the Hadith: 'Visit the sick intermittently and take four (days).

يقول: عد يوما ودع يوما، أودع يومين وعد اليوم الثالث

Meaning: Visit one day and leave one day, or leave two days and visit the third day.

وتقول: أغبت الإبل من غب الورد

And you say: The camels drank intermittently from the alternating watering.

وأغبت الحمى وغبت بمعنى

And the fever recurred, and 'to drink intermittently' has the same meaning.

وفلان لا يغبنا عطاؤه، أي لا يأتينا يوما دون يوم، بل يأتينا كل يوم

And Fulān's giving does not skip us, meaning he does not come to us one day and not the next, but rather he comes to us every day.

وحمرات شربهن غب * أي كل ساعة

And red camels, their drinking is intermittent * meaning every hour (this interpretation is debated).

والغب: الغامض من الأرض، والجمع أغباب وغبوب

And الغب is: the low ground, and the plural is أغباب and غبوب.

والغبغب أيضا: المنحر بمنى، وهو جبيل

And الغبغب is also: the place of slaughter in Mina, and it is a small hill.

قال الشاعر (1) : والراقصات إلى منى فالغبغب (2)

A poet said: And the dancers to Mina, then Al-Ghabghab.