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سبر

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of probing, investigating, or testing something to ascertain its depth, nature, or quality. It extends to examining the condition or appearance of things and people, and also encompasses specific meanings related to cold mornings and fine garments.

Derived headwords

سَبَرَverb
  1. 1.
    he examined its depthboth

    he examined its depth

سبرت الجرح أسبره، إذا نظرت ما غوره — I probed the wound, to probe it, meaning to look at its depth.
مِسْبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    probeboth

    An instrument used to probe a wound or examine something's depth.

والمسبار ما يسبر به الجرح — And the mibsār is what is used to probe the wound.
سَبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    probeclassical

    Similar to 'mibsār', an instrument for probing.

والسبار مثله — And the sabār is like it.
اسْتَبْرَأَverb
  1. 1.
    he sought to ascertain the virginity of the slave girlboth

    he sought to ascertain the virginity of the slave girl

  2. 2.
    he sought to ascertain what he hadboth

    he sought to ascertain what he had

وكل أمر رزته فقد سبرته واستبرته — And any matter you have tested, you have probed and tested it thoroughly.
مَسْبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    place of testingclassical

    The place or context where something is tested or examined.

حمدت مسبره ومخبره — I praised its place of testing and its outcome.
سَبْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cold morningclassical

    A cold morning, especially in winter.

والسبرة: الغداة الباردة — And the sabrah: the cold morning.
إسباغ الوضوء في السبرات — Completing ablution during the cold mornings.
سِبْرnoun
  1. 1.
    he examined its depthboth

    he examined its depth

والسبر بالكسر: الهيئة — And as-sabr (with kasr): the appearance.
فلان حسن الحبر والسبر — So-and-so is beautiful in his ink (writing/demeanor) and his appearance.
سابِرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    fine (fabric)classical

    Referring to a type of fine, delicate fabric.

  2. 2.
    fine (dates)classical

    Referring to a type of excellent date.

والسابري: ضرب من الثياب رقيق — And as-sābrī: a type of thin fabric.
وعيش كمس السابري رقيق — And a life as delicate as as-sābrī (fabric).
سَبَرِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    type of datesclassical

    A specific variety of high-quality dates.

والسابري أيضا: ضرب من التمر — And as-sābrī also: a type of date.
أجود تمر بالكوفة النرسيان والسابري — The best dates in Kufa are an-Nirsiyān and as-Sābrī.

Parallel reading

سبرت الجرح أسبره، إذا نظرت ما غوره.
I probed the wound, to probe it, meaning to look at its depth.
والمسبار ما يسبر به الجرح، والسبار مثله.
And the mibsār is what is used to probe the wound, and the sabār is like it.
وكل أمر رزته فقد سبرته واستبرته.
And any matter you have tested, you have probed and tested it thoroughly.
يقال: حمدت مسبره ومخبره.
It is said: I praised its place of testing and its outcome.
والسبرة: الغداة الباردة
And the sabrah: the cold morning.
وفي الحديث: " إسباغ الوضوء في السبرات ".
And in the hadith: 'Completing ablution during the cold mornings'.
والسبر بالكسر: الهيئة.
And as-sabr (with kasr): the appearance.
يقال: فلان حسن الحبر والسبر، إذا كان جميلا حسن الهيئة.
It is said: So-and-so is beautiful in his ink (writing/demeanor) and his appearance, meaning he is beautiful in form.
أنا ابن أبي البراء وكل قوم
I am the son of Abu al-Bara', and every people
لهم من سبر والدهم رداء
has from their father's lineage a garment (a legacy).
وسبري أنني حر تقي
And my lineage (or my nature) is that I am a free, pious person
وأني لا يزايلنى الحياء
And that modesty never leaves me.
فقال لى بعض أهله: أما السبر فحضرى، وأما اللسان فبدوى.
So some of his family said to me: As for the appearance, it is urban; and as for the language, it is Bedouin.
والسابري: ضرب من الثياب رقيق.
And as-sābrī: a type of thin fabric.
يقوله من يعرض عليه الشئ عرضا لا يبالغ فيه، لان السابرى من أجود الثياب يرغب فيه بأذنى عرض.
It is said by one who is offered something casually without exaggeration, because as-sābrī is among the finest clothes desired even with a slight offering.
وعيش كمس السابري رقيق
And a life as delicate as as-sābrī (fabric).
والسابري أيضا: ضرب من التمر.
And as-sābrī also: a type of date.
يقال: أجود تمر بالكوفة النرسيان والسابري.
It is said: The best dates in Kufa are an-Nirsiyān and as-Sābrī.