← Back to Al-Sihah

قرشب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of being old, aged, or withered, particularly when referring to a person or something dry and brittle.

Derived headwords

القُرْشُبnoun
  1. 1.
    Old manclassical

    An old man, specifically one who is advanced in age and perhaps frail.

قَرِشَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To be old/witheredclassical

    To become old, aged, or withered, often used to describe a person or something dry.

أَرْزَبَاadjective
  1. 1.
    Withered/dryclassical

    Describing something as withered, dry, and brittle, like old wood or a very old person.

قُرْشَبَاadjective
  1. 1.
    Withered/dryclassical

    Similar to أرزبا, denoting something that is withered, dry, and brittle.

Parallel reading

القُرْشَب، بكسر القاف: المسن.
Al-Qurshub, with a kasra on the Qaf: the old man.
كيف قريت شيخك الارزبا
How did you find your old man, the withered one,
لما أتاك يابسا قرشبا
When he came to you dry and withered.
قمت إليه بالقفيل ضربا
You went to him with a blow from the whip,
ضرب بعير السوء إذا أحبا
Striking like a bad camel when it is aroused.