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نبر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root نبر (n-b-r) primarily relates to the concept of elevation, raising, or prominence. It extends to vocal pitch, growth, and the glottal stop. It also encompasses a small parasitic creature and a type of food.

Derived headwords

نَبَرَverb
  1. 1.
    he raised the thingboth

    he raised the thing

  2. 2.
    like sidr (lote tree)both

    like sidr (lote tree)

أَنْبَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to raiseboth

    To lift or elevate something; this is the Form II verb derived from the root.

نَبْرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    raisingboth

    The act of lifting or elevating something.

المِنْبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    pulpitboth

    A raised platform from which a speaker addresses an audience, named from the concept of elevation.

نَبْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    vocal pitchboth

    The elevation of a singer's voice, specifically when raised from a lower tone.

  2. 2.
    glottal stopclassical

    A sound produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract, specifically the glottis; also referred to as hamza.

نَبَرَverb
  1. 1.
    he raised the thingboth

    he raised the thing

  2. 2.
    like sidr (lote tree)both

    like sidr (lote tree)

نَبَرَverb
  1. 1.
    he raised the thingboth

    he raised the thing

  2. 2.
    like sidr (lote tree)both

    like sidr (lote tree)

النَّبْرnoun
  1. 1.
    tickclassical

    A small, tick-like creature that, when it crawls on a camel, causes swelling at the site of its bite.

نِبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    ticksclassical

    Plural of نَبْر (nabr), referring to the small parasitic creatures.

أَنْبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    a collection of food from wheat, dates, and barleyboth

    a collection of food from wheat, dates, and barley

انْتَبَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to blisterclassical

    Said of a hand when it develops blisters.

أنبارname
  1. 1.
    a collection of food from wheat, dates, and barleyboth

    a collection of food from wheat, dates, and barley

Parallel reading

نبرت الشئ أنبره نبرا: رفعته.
I raised something, He raised it, with a raising: I lifted it.
ومنـه سمي المنبر.
And from this, the pulpit is named.
ونبرة المغني: رفع صوته عن خفض.
And the singer's 'nabrah' is raising his voice from a low tone.
ونبر الغلام: ترعرع.
And the boy 'nabara': he grew up.
والنبرة: الهمزة.
And the 'nabrah' is the hamza (glottal stop).
وقريش لا تنبر، أي لا تهمز.
And Quraysh do not 'nabir', meaning they do not use the hamza.
والنبر بالكسر: دويبة شبيهة بالقراد إذا دبت على البعير تورم موضع مدبها.
And 'nabr' (with kasra) is a small creature similar to a tick; if it crawls on a camel, the place it crawled on swells.
والجمع نبار وأنبار.
And the plural is 'nibār' and 'anbār'.
كأنها من سمن وإيفار (1) * دبت عليها ذربات الانبار (2)
As if from fatness and richness * the 'anbār' ticks crawled upon it.
وانتـبرت يده، أي تنفطت.
And his hand 'antabarat', meaning it blistered.
أنبار الطعام واحدها نبر، مثل نقس وأنقاس.
Provisions of food, their singular is 'nabr', like 'naqs' and 'anqās'.
وأنبار: اسم بلد.
And Anbar: is the name of a place.