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وسب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the abundance of vegetation on land. It describes the state of the earth when it is covered with plentiful grass and plants.

Derived headwords

وَسَبَتْverb
  1. 1.
    became abundant with grassboth

    The land became covered with abundant grass and vegetation.

أَوْسَبَتْverb
  1. 1.
    became abundant with grassboth

    The land became covered with abundant grass and vegetation.

الْوِسْبُnoun
  1. 1.
    vegetationboth

    The plants and grass that grow on the land.

Parallel reading

وَسَبَتِ الْأَرْضُ
The land became abundant with grass.
وَأَوْسَبَتْ
And it became abundant with grass.
كَثُرَ عُشْبُهَا
Its grass became abundant.
وَيُقَالُ لِنَبَاتِهَا الْوِسْبُ بِالْكَسْرِ
And its vegetation is called al-wisb (with kasra).