شهبر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, old, and aged, particularly referring to an old woman. It can also extend to describe something that is large and aged in a more general sense.

Derived headwords

الشَّهْبَرَةnoun

1.
Old, large womanclassical
An old woman who is also large in stature. It is presented as an alternative to 'ash-shahrabah'.

شَهْبَرَهadjective

1.
Old and largeclassical
Describing an old woman who is large. This is used as an adjective.

الشَّهَابِرnoun

1.
Old, large womenclassical
The plural form of 'ash-shahbarah', referring to old and large women.

شَهَابِرًاadjective

1.
Large and aged (plural)classical
Used as an adjective in the plural form to describe something large and aged, as in 'ushban shahabiran' (large and aged herbs).

Parallel reading

الشهبرة مثل الشهربة، وهي العجوز الكبيرة.

Ash-shahbarah is like ash-shahrabah, and it is the large old woman.

رب عجوز من نمير شهبره

Perhaps an old woman from the tribe of Namir, large and aged.

علمتها الانقاض (1) بعد القرقره

I taught her the breaking (of bones) after the rumbling (of her stomach).

والجمع الشهابر.

And the plural is ash-shahābir.

جمعت منهم عشبا شهابرا

I gathered from them large and aged herbs.