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ورب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of corruption, decay, or becoming spoiled, particularly in relation to lineage or ancestry. It implies a degradation or impurity that affects the quality or standing of something.

Derived headwords

وَرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to become corruptclassical

    To become spoiled, corrupted, or impure, especially referring to lineage or ancestry.

يُورِبُverb
  1. 1.
    corruptsclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to become corrupt', indicating ongoing corruption.

وَرْبadjective
  1. 1.
    corruptclassical

    Describing something that is corrupt, spoiled, or impure, often used for lineage.

Parallel reading

ورب العرق يورب وربا، أي فسد
The lineage becomes corrupt, it corrupts, it has become corrupt, meaning it has spoiled.
فهو عرق ورب
And it is a corrupt lineage.
إن تنتسب تنسب إلى عرق ورب
If you trace your lineage, you trace it to a corrupt lineage.
أهل خزومات وشحاج صخب
People of superstitions and a clamorous, quarrelsome path.