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وغب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of foolishness, clumsiness, and large size. It also extends to describe discarded or fallen items and large vessels.

Derived headwords

الوغبnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A foolish or stupid person.

الوغبnoun
  1. 1.
    discarded goodsclassical

    Fallen or discarded possessions, belongings, or goods.

أوغابnoun
  1. 1.
    large vesselsclassical

    Large containers, such as bowls or pots.

الجمل الضخمnoun
  1. 1.
    huge camelclassical

    A camel that is exceptionally large and bulky.

وغبتverb
  1. 1.
    to be hugeclassical

    The camel was, or became, large and bulky.

وغوبةnoun
  1. 1.
    hugenessclassical

    The state or quality of being large and bulky, referring to a camel.

Parallel reading

الوَغَب: الاحمق.
Al-waghb: the fool.
ولا ببرشاع الوخام وغب
And not with the foolishness of the stubborn, nor with foolishness.
والوغب أيضا: سقط المتاع.
And al-waghb also: fallen goods.
وأوغاب البيت كالقصعة والبرمة ونحوهما.
And the large vessels of the house are like a large bowl and a cooking pot and the like.
والوغب أيضا: الجمل الضخم.
And al-waghb also: the huge camel.
وقد وغب الجمل بالضم وغوبة.
And the camel became huge, with the pronunciation of damma, a hugeness.