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نبت

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of growth, sprouting, and emergence, both in the literal sense of plants growing from the earth and figuratively for people, wealth, and events. It also extends to nurturing and raising, as well as specific botanical terms and a tribal name.

Derived headwords

نَبَتَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing grewboth

    the thing grew

نَبَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    vegetation, plantsboth

    The general term for plants, herbs, and greenery that grow from the earth.

  2. 2.
    growthboth

    The process or result of growing.

أَنْبَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to grow, make sproutboth

    To make plants grow or to bring forth vegetation, often attributed to God or nature.

  2. 2.
    to grow (pubic hair)classical

    Specifically used to describe the growth of pubic hair in a young person.

مَنْبُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    grown, by irregular derivationboth

    grown, by irregular derivation

تَنْبِيتverb
  1. 1.
    to plant, cultivateboth

    To plant seeds or saplings, or to nurture their growth.

  2. 2.
    to raise, bring upboth

    To raise a child or young person, to nurture them.

مَنْبِتnoun
  1. 1.
    place of growthboth

    A location where plants grow or originate.

نَابِتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    what grows, offspringboth

    Refers to what grows, including wealth and children, or new young individuals emerging within a family or group.

  2. 2.
    evil growth, bad stockclassical

    Used to describe something or someone of bad origin or character that has emerged.

نَوَابِتnoun
  1. 1.
    emerging troubles, young inexperienced peopleclassical

    Refers to new events or troubles, and also to inexperienced or immature individuals.

نَبِيتname
  1. 1.
    Nabitclassical

    The name of a tribe from Yemen.

يَنْبُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of treeclassical

    A specific kind of tree.

Parallel reading

نبتت الأرض وأنبتت، بمعنى.
The land grew and caused growth, meaning the same thing.
ونبت البقل وأنبت بمعنى.
And the herbs grew and caused growth, meaning the same thing.
رأيت ذوي الحاجات حول بيوتهم قطينا لهم حتى إذا أنبت البقل
I saw the needy around their homes as a settled provision for them, until the herbs grew.
أي نبت.
Meaning, grew.
وأنبته الله فهو منبوت، على غير قياس.
And God made it grow, so it is that which is made to grow, though irregularly formed.
وأنبت الغلام، أي نبتت عانته.
And the boy grew pubic hair, meaning his pubic hair grew.
نبت الشجر تنبيتا: غرسته.
The trees were planted, meaning you planted them.
يقال: نبت أجلك بين عينيك.
It is said: your appointed time has grown between your eyes.
نبت الصبى تنبيتا: ربيته.
The child was raised, meaning you raised him.
ما أحسن نابتة بني فلان، أي ما تنبت عليه أموالهم وأولادهم.
How excellent is what the family of so-and-so grows, meaning what their wealth and children grow upon.
نبتت لهم نابتة، إذا نشأ لهم نشأ صغار.
A new growth emerged for them, meaning young offspring arose for them.
وإن بني فلان لنابتة شر.
And indeed, the family of so-and-so are of evil growth/stock.
والنوابت من الاحداث: الاغمار.
And the emerging troubles from events are the inexperienced ones.