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زبر

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of cutting, forming, writing, and strength. It encompasses physical objects like iron pieces, geological formations like wells, and abstract ideas like intellect and writing. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes and even specific types of ships and insects.

Derived headwords

الزِّبْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    with damma: a piece of ironboth

    with damma: a piece of iron

زُبُرnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of az-zubrahboth

    plural of az-zubrah

  2. 2.
    also with damma on the ba'both

    also with damma on the ba'

  3. 3.
    meaning piecesboth

    meaning pieces

زَبَرverb
  1. 1.
    plural of az-zubrahboth

    plural of az-zubrah

  2. 2.
    also with damma on the ba'both

    also with damma on the ba'

  3. 3.
    meaning piecesboth

    meaning pieces

زَبْرnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of az-zubrahboth

    plural of az-zubrah

  2. 2.
    also with damma on the ba'both

    also with damma on the ba'

  3. 3.
    meaning piecesboth

    meaning pieces

مَزْبُورnoun
  1. 1.
    lined wellclassical

    A well that has been lined with stones.

زَبُورnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of az-zibrboth

    plural of az-zibr

المَزْبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    penclassical

    A tool for writing, a pen.

زَبِرadjective
  1. 1.
    plural of az-zubrahboth

    plural of az-zubrah

  2. 2.
    also with damma on the ba'both

    also with damma on the ba'

  3. 3.
    meaning piecesboth

    meaning pieces

زَبَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    plural of az-zubrahboth

    plural of az-zubrah

  2. 2.
    also with damma on the ba'both

    also with damma on the ba'

  3. 3.
    meaning piecesboth

    meaning pieces

تَزَبُّرnoun
  1. 1.
    writingclassical

    One's handwriting or script.

زُوبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    entiretyclassical

    The whole of something, its entirety.

الزُّنْبَرِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of shipclassical

    A large, heavy type of ship.

الزُّنْبُورnoun
  1. 1.
    a waspboth

    a wasp

زَنَابِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    waspsboth

    Plural of 'zanbur', referring to wasps.

مَزْبَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    land with waspsclassical

    Land that is abundant with wasps.

ازْبَأَرَّverb
  1. 1.
    to bristleclassical

    To bristle or stand on end, referring to hair or fur.

  2. 2.
    to growclassical

    To sprout or grow, referring to plants or fur.

زِئْبِرnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffclassical

    The fine, soft fuzz that appears on new cloth, similar to that on silk.

مُزَأْبِرadjective
  1. 1.
    fuzzyclassical

    Having its fuzz or down emerging, referring to cloth.

Parallel reading

آتوني زبر الحديد
Bring me pieces of iron.
فتقطعوا أمرهم بينهم زبرا
So they divided their affair among themselves into pieces.
رجل أزبر، أي عظيم الزبرة
A man with a large shoulder area, meaning of great stature.
أسد مزبراني، أي ضخم الزبرة
A large-maned lion, meaning one with a thick mane.
قد هاجت زبراء
Zubra has become agitated.
الزبر بالفتح: الزجر والمنع
Az-zabru (with fatha) means deterrence and prevention.
زبره يزبره بالضم زبرا، فإذا انتهره
He deterred him, he deters him (with damma), meaning he rebuked him.
ما له زبر، أي عقل وتماسك
He has no composure, meaning no intellect or self-control.
بئر مزبورة
A well lined with stones.
زبر يزبر ويزبر
He writes and he writes.
أنا أعرف تزبرتي، أي خطي وكتابتي
I know my handwriting, meaning my script and my writing.
وآتينا داود زبورا
And We gave David the Psalms.
أكون ثم أسدا زبرا
I will be then a strong lion.
إذا قال غاو من تنوخ قصيدة بها جرب عدت على بزوبرا
When a misguided person from Tanukh recites a poem with it, I have mastered it completely.
أرض مزبرة: كثيرة الزنابير
Land infested with wasps: abundant with wasps.
ازبأر الكلب: تنفش
The dog bristled: it became fluffed up.
فهو ورد اللون في ازبئراره
It is rose-colored in its bristling.
ازبأر النبت والوبر، إذا نبت
The plant and fur grew, meaning it sprouted.
زأبر الثوب فهو مزأبر، إذ خرج زئبره
The garment's fuzz emerged, so it is fuzzy, when its fuzz came out.