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زبد

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root زبد primarily relates to froth, foam, or effervescence, often associated with liquids or agitated substances. It extends to concepts of richness, giving, and even specific plants and places.

Derived headwords

الزبدnoun
  1. 1.
    the foam of water, the camel, silver, and other thingsboth

    the foam of water, the camel, silver, and other things

الزبدةnoun
  1. 1.
    butterboth

    Specifically refers to butter, a more concentrated form of froth or cream.

أزبدverb
  1. 1.
    the drink foamedboth

    the drink foamed

  2. 2.
    and a foaming sea, meaning, turbulent, casting forth foamboth

    and a foaming sea, meaning, turbulent, casting forth foam

أزبد الشراب — The drink frothed.
مزبدadjective
  1. 1.
    foaming, roughboth

    Describes a sea that is agitated and throwing up foam.

بحر مزبد — A foaming sea.
أزبدverb
  1. 1.
    the drink foamedboth

    the drink foamed

  2. 2.
    and a foaming sea, meaning, turbulent, casting forth foamboth

    and a foaming sea, meaning, turbulent, casting forth foam

أزبد السدر — The Sidr tree bloomed.
الزبدnoun
  1. 1.
    the foam of water, the camel, silver, and other thingsboth

    the foam of water, the camel, silver, and other things

زبدتverb
  1. 1.
    to give generouslyclassical

    To give someone a portion of one's wealth, implying a generous offering.

زبدت الرجل أزبده بالكسر زبدا — I gave the man a portion of my wealth.
زبدnoun
  1. 1.
    he fed him butter/foamboth

    he fed him butter/foam

  2. 2.
    he gave him a small amount of moneyboth

    he gave him a small amount of money

  3. 3.
    meaning, their aid/supportboth

    meaning, their aid/support

إنا لا نقبل زبد المشركين — We do not accept the gifts of the polytheists.
زبدتverb
  1. 1.
    to churnboth

    To churn a waterskin until its froth appears, referring to the process of making butter.

زبدت المرأة سقاءها — The woman churned her waterskin.
أزبدverb
  1. 1.
    the drink foamedboth

    the drink foamed

  2. 2.
    and a foaming sea, meaning, turbulent, casting forth foamboth

    and a foaming sea, meaning, turbulent, casting forth foam

أزبدته أزبده بالضم — I fed him butter.
تزبيدnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffing, cardingclassical

    The process of fluffing or carding cotton.

تزبيد القطن — The fluffing of cotton.
زبدverb
  1. 1.
    he fed him butter/foamboth

    he fed him butter/foam

  2. 2.
    he gave him a small amount of moneyboth

    he gave him a small amount of money

  3. 3.
    meaning, their aid/supportboth

    meaning, their aid/support

زبد شدق فلان — So-and-so's cheek foamed.
تزبدverb
  1. 1.
    to foam at the mouthboth

    Similar to 'zabd', meaning to foam at the mouth.

تزبد شدق فلان — So-and-so's cheek foamed.
تزبدverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenclassical

    To hasten towards an oath, to be quick to swear.

تزبد اليمين — He hastened to the oath.
الزبادnoun
  1. 1.
    inferior milkclassical

    The part of milk that is considered worthless or of poor quality.

اختلط الخاثر بالزباد — The curd mixed with the inferior milk.
الزبادnoun
  1. 1.
    plant nameclassical

    A type of plant.

الزباديnoun
  1. 1.
    plant nameclassical

    Also refers to a type of plant.

مزبدname
  1. 1.
    male given nameclassical

    A name of a man.

مزبد — Muzbid (a man's name).
زبيدname
  1. 1.
    tribal nameclassical

    A clan or tribe, specifically a branch of the Madhhij tribe, to which Amr ibn Ma'd Yakrib al-Zubaydi belonged.

رهط عمرو بن معدى كرب الزبيدى — The clan of Amr ibn Ma'd Yakrib al-Zubaydi.
زبيدname
  1. 1.
    city nameclassical

    A city located in Yemen.

زبيد بفتح الزاى: مدينة بالمين — Zubayd (with fatḥa on the zāy): a city in Yemen.

Parallel reading

الزبد: زبد الماء والبعير والفضة وغيرها.
The froth: froth of water, a camel, silver, and other things.
والزبدة أخص منه.
And the butter is more specific than it.
تقول: أزبد الشراب.
You say: The drink frothed.
وبحر مزبد، أي مائج يقذف بالزبد.
And a foaming sea, meaning agitated and throwing up foam.
وأزبد السدر: أي نور.
And the Sidr tree bloomed: meaning it flowered.
والزبد بالضم: زبد اللبن.
And al-Zubd (with ḍammah): the froth of milk.
وزبدت الرجل أزبده بالكسر زبدا، أي رضخت له من مال.
And I gave the man a portion of wealth (azbadtuhu bi-l-kasr zubdan), meaning I gave him from my money.
إنا لا نقبل زبد المشركين.
We do not accept the gifts of the polytheists.
وزبدت المرأة سقاءها، أي مخضته حتى يخرج زبده.
And the woman churned her waterskin, meaning she agitated it until its froth came out.
وزبدته أزبده بالضم، أي أطعمته الزبد.
And I fed him butter (azbadtuhu bi-l-ḍamm), meaning I fed him butter.
وتزبيد القطن: تنفيشه.
And the fluffing of cotton: its carding.
وزبد شدق فلان وتزبد، بمعنى.
And so-and-so's cheek foamed and foamed, meaning the same.
ويقال: تزبد اليمين، إذا أسرع إليها.
And it is said: He hastened to the oath, if he was quick to it.
وزباد اللبن، بالضم والتشديد: ما لا خير فيه، وفي المثل: " اختلط الخاثر بالزباد ".
And the inferior part of milk, with ḍammah and shaddah: that which has no good in it, and in the proverb: 'The curd mixed with the inferior milk.'
والزباد أيضا: نبت، وكذلك الزبادى.
And al-Zubād is also: a plant, and likewise al-Zubādī.
ومزبد: اسم رجل.
And Muzbid: the name of a man.
وزبيد بالضم: بطن من مذحج، رهط عمرو بن معدى كرب الزبيدى.
And Zubayd (with ḍammah): a clan of Madhhij, the people of Amr ibn Ma'd Yakrib al-Zubaydi.
وزبيد بفتح الزاى: مدينة بالمين.
And Zubayd (with fatḥa on the zāy): a city in Yemen.