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كبث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the ripening and spoilage of fruits and food. It describes the state of being ripe and ready to eat, as well as the process of decay and becoming putrid.

Derived headwords

الكَبَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    ripe fruitclassical

    The ripe, mature fruit of the Arak tree.

بَرِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    unripe fruitclassical

    The fruit of the Arak tree that has not yet ripened.

كَبِثَverb
  1. 1.
    to spoilclassical

    Meat that has become spoiled, changed, and putrid.

كَبِثًاadjective
  1. 1.
    spoiledclassical

    Describing meat that has become spoiled, changed, and putrid.

Parallel reading

الكباث بالفتح: النضيج من ثمر الاراك.
Al-kabath (with fatha) is the ripe fruit of the Arak tree.
وما لم يونع فهو برير.
And what has not ripened is burir.
وكبث اللحم بالكسر، أي تغير وأروح.
And kabitha the meat (with kasra) means it changed and became putrid.
أصبح عمار نشيطا أبثا
Ammaar became energetic and vigorous
يأكل لحما بائتا قد كبثا
eating meat that had been left overnight and had become spoiled.