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قربز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be of foreign origin and is used to describe a cunning or deceitful person. It is related to the root جربز, which shares a similar meaning.

Derived headwords

قُرْبَزadjective
  1. 1.
    cunningclassical

    A man who is cunning, sly, or deceitful.

جُرْبَزadjective
  1. 1.
    cunningclassical

    Similar to قربز, referring to a cunning or deceitful person.

Parallel reading

رجل قربز، أي خب
A cunning man, meaning deceitful.
مثل جربز
Like jurbez (cunning).
وهما معربان
And they are both loanwords.