جبا

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root جبا (j-b-w) primarily relates to the concept of gathering, collecting, or accumulating. This is seen in the collection of water, earth around a well, taxes, and even in the figurative sense of choosing or selecting someone. It also extends to physical postures of gathering oneself.

Derived headwords

الجباnoun

1.
well's liningclassical
The earth or soil surrounding a well, visible from a distance.

جبأىadjective

1.
full-breastedclassical
A woman with prominent, full breasts.

الجبىnoun

1.
collected waterclassical
Water gathered or collected in a basin or cistern, especially for livestock.

الجبوةnoun

1.
collected waterclassical
Water gathered or collected in a basin or cistern, especially for livestock.

الجباوةnoun

1.
collected waterclassical
Water gathered or collected in a basin or cistern, especially for livestock.
2.
tax collectionclassical
The act of collecting taxes or tribute.

جبيتverb

1.
to collect waterclassical
To gather or collect water in a basin or cistern.
2.
to collect taxesclassical
To collect taxes or tribute.

جبوتهverb

1.
to collect waterclassical
To gather or collect water in a basin or cistern.
2.
to collect taxesclassical
To collect taxes or tribute.

الجابيةnoun

1.
the basin in which water is collectedboth
the basin in which water is collected
2.
a city in Syriaboth
a city in Syria

جبيت الخراجverb

1.
to collect tributeclassical
To collect taxes or tribute.

جبايةnoun

1.
tax collection
The act or process of collecting taxes or tribute.

الاجباءnoun

1.
selling crops before their ripeness appearsboth
selling crops before their ripeness appears

أجبىverb

1.
to sell unripe cropsclassical
To sell crops before their ripeness is apparent.

التجبيةnoun

1.
for a person to stand like one bowingboth
for a person to stand like one bowing

يتجبونverb

1.
to kneelclassical
To assume a kneeling posture.

اجتباهverb

1.
meaning, he chose himboth
meaning, he chose him

الجوابيnoun

1.
large basinsclassical
Plural of 'jabiyah', referring to large basins or cisterns.

Parallel reading

وهى ترابها الذى حولها تراه من بعيد.

It is its earth which is around it, which you see from afar.

ومننه امرأة جبأى على فعلى، مثال وحمى، إذا كانت قائمة الثديين.

And from it is a woman 'jabā'' on the pattern of 'fūlā' and 'ḥumā', if she has prominent breasts.

والجبى بالكسر مقصورا: الماء المجموع في الحوض للإبل، وكذلك الجبوة والجباوة.

And 'al-jubā' with kasr, shortened: the water collected in the basin for camels, and likewise 'al-jubwah' and 'al-jubāwah'.

قال الكسائي: جبيت الماء في الحوض وجبوته، أي جمعته.

Al-Kisa'i said: I collected water in the basin and I collected it, meaning I gathered it.

والجابية: الحوض الذي يجبى فيه الماء للإبل.

And 'al-jābiyah': the basin in which water is collected for camels.

قال الأعشى: كجابية الشيخ العراقي تفهق

Al-A'sha said: Like the basin of the Iraqi sheikh, it overflows.

وجبيت الخراج جباية، وجبوته جباوة، ولا يهمز وأصله الهمز.

And I collected the tribute, a collection, and I collected it, a collection, and it is not hamzated, though its origin is hamzated.

والاجباء: بيع الزرع قبل أن يبدو صلاحه.

And 'al-ijbā'': selling the crop before its ripeness appears.

وفي الحديث: " من أجبى فقد أربى "، وأصله الهمز.

And in the hadith: 'Whoever sells unripe crops has engaged in usury', and its origin is hamzated.

والتجبية: أن يقوم الانسان قيام الراكع.

And 'al-tajbiyah': a person standing in the posture of one bowing.

قال أبو عبيد: التجبية تكون في حالين: أحدهما أن يضع يديه على ركبتيه وهو قائم، والآخر أن ينكب على وجهه باركا، وهو السجود.

Abu Ubaid said: 'Al-tajbiyah' occurs in two states: one is that he places his hands on his knees while standing, and the other is that he prostrates himself on his face while bowing, which is prostration.

واجتباه، أي اصطفاه.

And He chose him, meaning He selected him.

ومننه قوله تعالى: (وجفان كالجوابى)

And from it is His saying, the Almighty: (And platters like the basins)