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نجب

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the bark of trees, selection, and nobility. It extends to describe qualities of character, offspring, and even specific objects like leather goods, cups, and arrows.

Derived headwords

النَّجَبnoun
  1. 1.
    tree barkclassical

    The outer covering or bark of a tree.

نَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    its plural is 'nujub' with two ḍammasboth

    its plural is 'nujub' with two ḍammas

أَنْجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to strip barkclassical

    To take or strip the bark from the trunk of a tree.

  2. 2.
    to beget noble offspringclassical

    A man to beget noble offspring.

المَنْجُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    tanned leatherclassical

    Leather tanned using the bark of the 'talh' tree.

  2. 2.
    wide cupclassical

    A wide drinking cup or vessel.

سِقَاءٌ مَنْجُوبٌ وَنَجَبِيٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    leather waterskinclassical

    A waterskin made from tanned leather, specifically using bark.

يَوْمُ ذِي نَجَبٍname
  1. 1.
    a famous dayclassical

    A renowned day from the history of the Arabs.

نَجِيبadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning noble, generousboth

    meaning noble, generous

النَّجَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nobility, distinctionboth

    The quality of being noble, distinguished, or of high status.

نَجْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the noble oneclassical

    The most noble or distinguished person among a group.

امْرَأَةٌ مُنْجِبَةٌ وَمِنْجَابٌadjective
  1. 1.
    woman bearing noble offspringclassical

    A woman who gives birth to noble or distinguished children.

نِسْوَةٌ مَنَاجِيبُnoun
  1. 1.
    noble womenclassical

    Women who are noble or distinguished.

المِنْجَابnoun
  1. 1.
    unfeathered arrowclassical

    An arrow that lacks fletching and a metal head.

  2. 2.
    weak manclassical

    A weak or feeble man.

انْتَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to choose, selectboth

    To choose, select, or single out someone or something.

النُّجُبُ وَالنَّجَائِبُnoun
  1. 1.
    noble camelsclassical

    Noble or distinguished camels. (Plural of نَجِيب)

Parallel reading

والنجب بالتسكين مصدر قولك نجبت الشجرة أنجبها وأنجبها، إذا أخذت قشرة ساقها.
And 'al-najb' (with sukoon) is the masdar of your saying 'najibtu al-shajarata anjabaha wa anjabaha', if you take the bark of its trunk.
والمنجوب: الجلد المدبوغ بقشور سوق الطلح.
And 'al-mankhub' is the leather tanned with the bark of the 'talh' tree.
وسقاء منجوب ونجبي أيضا.
And a waterskin tanned (with bark) is 'manjub' and also 'najabi'.
والمنجوب: القدح الواسع.
And 'al-mankhub' means a wide cup.
ويوم ذى نجب: يوم من أيام العرب مشهور.
And 'Yawm Dhi Najab': a famous day from the days of the Arabs.
ورجل نجيب، أي كريم بين النجابة.
And a 'najib' man, meaning noble among the nobility.
والنجبة مثال الهمزة: النجيب، يقال هو نجبة القوم، إذا كان النجيب منهم.
And 'al-najbah' (like 'al-hamzah') means the noble one; it is said he is the 'najbah' of the people, if he is the most noble among them.
أنجب الرجل، أي ولد نجيبا.
A man 'anjaba', meaning he begot a noble child.
أنجب أزمان والداه به إذ نجلاه فنعم ما نجلا
His parents rejoiced in him for ages, when they brought him forth, and what a fine bringing forth it was.
وامرأة منجبة ومنجاب: تلد النجباء، ونسوة مناجيب.
And a woman 'munjibah' and 'minjab': she gives birth to noble children, and women are 'manajib'.
أبو عبيد: المنجاب: السهم الذي ليس عليه ريش ولا نصل.
Abu Ubayd said: 'Al-minjab' is an arrow that has no fletching nor a head.
والمنجاب: الرجل الضعيف.
And 'al-minjab' means the weak man.
وانتجبه: اختاره واصطفاه.
And 'intajabahu': he chose him and selected him.
والنجيب من الإبل، والجمع النجب والنجائب.
And 'al-najib' from the camels, and the plural is 'al-nujub' and 'al-naja'ib'.