نشب

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of something becoming attached, stuck, or entangled. It extends to the idea of wealth and property, particularly immovable assets, and also encompasses conflict and the act of engaging in it. The root also relates to archery.

Derived headwords

النشبnoun

1.
With two fathas: wealth, property.both
With two fathas: wealth, property.

نشِبَverb

1.
to get stuckboth
When something becomes attached or stuck to another thing.
2.
to break outboth
Used to describe the commencement or outbreak of war between people.

ونشب الشئ في الشئ بالكسر نشوبا، أي علق فيه — And a thing got stuck in another thing, meaning it became attached.

ويقال نشبت الحرب بينهم — And it is said that war broke out between them.

نشوباًnoun

1.
getting stuckboth
The act of becoming attached or stuck to something.

أنْشَبَverb

1.
to cause to get stuckboth
To cause something to become attached or stuck to another.
2.
to set (a trap)classical
Used by a hunter to mean setting a trap or causing something to be caught.

وأنشبته أنا فيه، أي أعلقته — And I caused it to get stuck in it, meaning I attached it.

وأنشب الصائد: أعلق — And the hunter caused to get stuck: meaning he attached (or set a trap).

انتَشَبَverb

1.
to become stuckboth
To become attached or stuck, often used reflexively.

فانتشب — So it became stuck.

ناشَبَهُverb

1.
to engage in conflict withboth
To contend with someone, to be in opposition or conflict with them.

وقد ناشبه الحرب، أي نابذه — And he engaged in war with him, meaning he opposed him.

النشابnoun

1.
arrowsboth
A collective noun for arrows, the projectiles shot from a bow.

نشّابةnoun

1.
arrowboth
A single arrow.

الناشبnoun

1.
The owner of the arrows.both
The owner of the arrows.

والناشب: صاحب النشاب — And the archer: the owner of the arrows.

ناشبةnoun

1.
archeryclassical
The skill or practice of shooting with a bow and arrows.

ناشبةname

1.
Nashbah (male name)classical
A male given name.

ونشبة بالضم: اسم رجل، وهو نشبة بن غيظ ابن مرة بن عوف بن سعد بن ذبيان — And Nashbah (with dammah): the name of a man, who is Nashbah son of Ghaiz son of Murrah son of Auf son of Sa'd son of Dhubyan.

Parallel reading

النشب: المال والعقار.

Al-nashab: wealth and immovable property.

ونشب الشئ في الشئ بالكسر نشوبا، أي علق فيه

And a thing got stuck in another thing (with kasrah), meaning it became attached to it.

وأنشبته أنا فيه، أي أعلقته، فانتشب.

And I caused it to get stuck in it, meaning I attached it, and it became stuck.

وأنشب الصائد: أعلق.

And the hunter caused to get stuck: meaning he attached (or set a trap).

ويقال نشبت الحرب بينهم.

And it is said that war broke out between them.

وقد ناشبه الحرب، أي نابذه.

And he engaged in war with him, meaning he opposed him.

والنشاب: السهام، الواحدة نشابة.

And al-nashab: arrows, the singular is nashabah.

والناشب: صاحب النشاب

And al-nashib: the owner of the arrows.

ومننه سمى الرجل ناشبا.

And from this, a man was named Nashib.

ونشبة بالضم: اسم رجل، وهو نشبة بن غيظ ابن مرة بن عوف بن سعد بن ذبيان.

And Nashbah (with dammah): the name of a man, who is Nashbah son of Ghaiz son of Murrah son of Auf son of Sa'd son of Dhubyan.