سبع

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the number seven and its multiples. It extends to concepts of being seventh, taking a seventh, and the wild animal 'lion' or 'beast of prey'. It also encompasses terms for thirst, curses, and specific time periods like a week.

Derived headwords

سَبْعَةnoun

1.
sevenboth
The cardinal number seven.

سبعة رجال وسبع نسوة — seven men and seven women

السَّبْعُnoun

1.
A part of seven, a seventh.both
A part of seven, a seventh.
2.
One of the beasts of prey.both
One of the beasts of prey.

والسبع بالضم: جزء من سبعة — And as-sab' (with dammah): a part of seven.

والسبع: واحد السباع — And as-sab': one of the beasts of prey.

السَّبِعُnoun

1.
A part of seven, a seventh.both
A part of seven, a seventh.
2.
One of the beasts of prey.both
One of the beasts of prey.

والسبع بالكسر: الظمء من أظماء الإبل — And as-sab' (with kasrah): the thirst from the severe thirsts of camels.

سَابَعَهُمْverb

1.
to be their seventhboth
To be the seventh person among them.
2.
to take a seventhclassical
To take a seventh of their possessions.

وسابعتهم، إذا كنت سابعهم، أو أخذت سبع أموالهم — And to be their seventh, if you were the seventh among them, or to take a seventh of their wealth.

سَبَّعَهُverb

1.
to curse himclassical
To insult, revile, or curse someone.

وسبعته، أي شتمته ووقعت فيه — And to curse him, meaning to insult him and speak ill of him.

سَبَعَverb

1.
He became their seventh.both
He became their seventh.
2.
Or he took a seventh of their wealth.both
Or he took a seventh of their wealth.
3.
He made it seven.both
He made it seven.

وسبع الذئب الغنم، أي فرسها — And the wolf preyed upon the sheep, meaning it mounted them (to kill).

السِّبَاعُnoun

1.
beasts of preyboth
Plural of 'sab', referring to wild animals that hunt.

السَّبْعَةُnoun

1.
The lioness.both
The lioness.

والسبعة: اللبؤة — And as-sab'ah: the lioness.

أَخَذَ أَخْذَ سَبْعَةٍphrase

1.
to seize forcefullyclassical
A phrase meaning to seize something with great force or aggression.

أخذه أخذ سبعة — to seize him with the seizure of seven

سَبِيعٌname

1.
name of a manclassical
A diminutive name of a man, possibly referring to a specific historical figure.

يا ليت أني وسبيعا في غنم — O, would that I and Sabī' were among the sheep

مَسْبَعَةٌadjective

1.
An land with beasts of prey.both
An land with beasts of prey.

وأرض مسبعة بالفتح: ذات سباع — And a land mabsaba' (with fatha): having beasts of prey.

أَسْبَعَverb

1.
to arrive at the seventh dayboth
To reach the seventh day of a period.
2.
to become sevenboth
To increase in number until reaching seven.
3.
predators attackedclassical
For shepherds to experience predators attacking their livestock.

وأسبع الرجل، أي وردت إبله سبعا — And the man reached the seventh (day/stage), meaning his camels arrived at the seventh (watering place/day).

وأسبع الرعيان، إذا وقع السبع في ماشيتهم — And the shepherds experienced predators attacking, when a beast of prey fell upon their livestock.

أَسْبَعَتُهُverb

1.
to feed him to predatorsclassical
To feed someone or something to beasts of prey.
2.
to send him to a wet nurseclassical
To send one's son to a wet nurse.
3.
to neglect himclassical
To abandon or neglect someone.

وأسبعته، أي أطعمته السبع — And to feed him to predators, meaning to feed him to the beast of prey.

وأسبع ابنه، أي دفعه إلى الظؤورة — And to send his son to a wet nurse, meaning to give him to a wet nurse.

وأسبع عبده، أي أهمله — And to neglect his slave, meaning to abandon him.

مَسْبُوعٌadjective

1.
preyed uponclassical
An animal whose young has been eaten by a predator.
2.
neglectedclassical
Describing a slave who has been neglected or abandoned.

والمسبوعة: البقرة التى أكل السبع ولدها — And al-masbū'ah: the cow whose calf was eaten by a predator.

عبد لآل أبي ربيعة مسبع — a slave of the family of Abi Rabi'ah, neglected.

سِبَاعِيُّadjective

1.
complete of bodyclassical
Describing someone who is physically complete and well-formed.

هو سباعي البدن، أي تام البدن — He is sibā'ī al-badan, meaning complete of body.

السَّبِيعُnoun

1.
The seventh.both
The seventh.

والسبيع: بطن من همدان رهط أبي إسحاق السبيعي — And as-sabī': a clan from Hamdan, the kin of Abi Ishaq as-Sabī'ī.

والسبيع أيضا: السبع — And as-sabī' also: the lion.

أُسْبُوعٌnoun

1.
weekboth
A period of seven days.
2.
seven timesclassical
An act performed seven times.

والأسبوع من الأيام — And al-usbū' of the days (is seven days).

طفت بالبيت أسبوعا، أي سبع مرات — I circumambulated the Kaaba for a week, meaning seven times.

السَّبْعَانُname

1.
a place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

والسبعان بضم الباء: موضع — And as-sab'ān (with dammah): a place.

ألا يا ديار الحى بالسبعان — O, greetings to the dwellings of the tribe at as-Sab'ān

سَبَّعَverb

1.
He became their seventh.both
He became their seventh.
2.
Or he took a seventh of their wealth.both
Or he took a seventh of their wealth.
3.
He made it seven.both
He made it seven.

وسبعت الشيء تسبيعا: جعلته سبعة — And to make something into seven (tasbī'an): to make it seven.

وَزْنُ سَبْعَةٍphrase

1.
seven mithqalsclassical
A specific weight, referring to seven mithqals.

وزن سبعة، يعنون به سبعة مثاقيل — the weight of seven, meaning by it seven mithqals.

Parallel reading

سبعة رجال وسبع نسوة.

Seven men and seven women.

والسبع بالضم: جزء من سبعة.

And as-sab' (with dammah): a part of seven.

والسبع بالكسر: الظمء من أظماء الإبل.

And as-sab' (with kasrah): the thirst from the severe thirsts of camels.

وسابعتهم، إذا كنت سابعهم، أو أخذت سبع أموالهم.

And to be their seventh, if you were the seventh among them, or to take a seventh of their wealth.

وسبعته، أي شتمته ووقعت فيه.

And to curse him, meaning to insult him and speak ill of him.

وسبع الذئب الغنم، أي فرسها.

And the wolf preyed upon the sheep, meaning it mounted them (to kill).

والسبع: واحد السباع.

And as-sab': one of the beasts of prey.

والسبعة: اللبؤة.

And as-sab'ah: the lioness.

أخذه أخذ سبعة

He seized him with the seizure of seven.

إنما أصلها سبعة فخففت.

Its origin is indeed seven, and it was lightened.

يا ليت أنى وسبيعا في غنم

O, would that I and Sabī' were among the sheep

وأرض مسبعة بالفتح: ذات سباع.

And a land mabsaba' (with fatha): having beasts of prey.

وأسبع الرجل، أي وردت إبله سبعا

And the man reached the seventh (day/stage), meaning his camels arrived at the seventh (watering place/day).

وأسبعوا، أي صاروا سبعة.

And they became seven, meaning they became seven in number.

وأسبع الرعيان، إذا وقع السبع في ماشيتهم

And the shepherds experienced predators attacking, when a beast of prey fell upon their livestock.

وأسبعته، أي أطعمته السبع

And to feed him to predators, meaning to feed him to the beast of prey.

وأسبع ابنه، أي دفعه إلى الظؤورة

And to send his son to a wet nurse, meaning to give him to a wet nurse.

وأسبع عبده، أي أهمله.

And to neglect his slave, meaning to abandon him.

لا يزال كأنه * عبد لآل أبي ربيعة مسبع

He is always like * a neglected slave of the family of Abi Rabi'ah

والمسبوعة: البقرة التى أكل السبع ولدها.

And al-masbū'ah: the cow whose calf was eaten by a predator.

هو سباعي البدن، أي تام البدن.

He is sibā'ī al-badan, meaning complete of body.

والسبيع: بطن من همدان رهط أبى إسحاق السبيعى.

And as-sabī': a clan from Hamdan, the kin of Abi Ishaq as-Sabī'ī.

والسبيع أيضا: السبع

And as-sabī' also: the lion.

والأسبوع من الأيام.

And al-usbū' of the days (is seven days).

طفت بالبيت أسبوعا، أي سبع مرات، وثلاثة أسابيع.

I circumambulated the Kaaba for a week, meaning seven times, and three weeks.

والسبعان بضم الباء: موضع

And as-sab'ān (with dammah): a place.

ألا يا ديار الحى بالسبعان

O, greetings to the dwellings of the tribe at as-Sab'ān

وسبعت الشئ تسبيعا: جعلته سبعة.

And to make something into seven (tasbī'an): to make it seven.

وزن سبعة، يعنون به سبعة مثاقيل.

The weight of seven, meaning by it seven mithqals.