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جعبر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes someone or something that is short and stout, or thick and bulky. It can be applied to both males and females, indicating a robust physical build.

Derived headwords

الجَعْبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    short and stout personboth

    A person, typically male, who is short in stature and thick or stout in build.

جَعْبَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stout womanboth

    A woman who is short and stout, possessing a thick or bulky physique.

جَعْبَرِيَّاتnoun
  1. 1.
    stout womenclassical

    Plural form referring to stout or thick-set women.

Parallel reading

الجعبر، القصير الغليظ.
Al-Ja'bar: the short, stout one.
والمرأة جعبرة.
And the woman is Ja'barah (short and stout).
يمسين عن قس الاذى غوافلا
They spend the evening heedless of the affliction's hardship
لا جعبريات ولا طهاملا
Not stout women, nor thin ones.