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ءسب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to hair, specifically hair growing in the pubic region. It can also extend to describe abundant growth, like that of plants or wool, stemming from a potential original meaning related to lush vegetation.

Derived headwords

الإِسْبnoun
  1. 1.
    pubic hairboth

    Hair growing in the pubic area, also referred to as 'al-'ānati' (العانة).

  2. 2.
    hair of the vulvaclassical

    Specifically refers to the hair of the female genitalia.

  3. 3.
    hair of the anusclassical

    Refers to the hair growing around the anus.

أسُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    pubic hair (pl.)classical

    The plural form of 'al-isb' (الإسب), referring to pubic hair.

آسَابnoun
  1. 1.
    pubic hair (pl.)classical

    Another plural form for 'al-isb' (الإسب), referring to pubic hair.

الشَّعَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hair on the pubic areaclassical

    A single strand of hair growing on the pubic area, also called 'al-'ānati' (العانة).

مُؤْسَبadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant woolclassical

    Describing a ram that is very rich in wool.

  2. 2.
    abundant vegetationclassical

    Describing land that has grown abundant grass and plants.

آسَبَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to become abundant with grassclassical

    The land became covered with abundant grass and vegetation.

أَوْسَبَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to become abundant with grassclassical

    The land became covered with abundant grass and vegetation (variant spelling).

مُؤَسِّبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant with grassclassical

    Describing land that has grown abundant grass and plants.

Parallel reading

الإسب بالكسر قيل همزتها مبدلة من واو
Al-isb (with kasra) is said to have its hamza as a substitute for a waw.
شعر الركب محركة
Hair of the rider, with vowels.
أو هو شعر الفرج
Or it is the hair of the vulva.
أو هو شعر الاست
Or it is the hair of the anus.
والشعر النابت عليها يقال له: الشعرة، والإسب
And the hair growing on it is called: al-sha'ara, and al-isb.
لعمر التي جاءت بكم من شفلح لدى نسييها ساقط الإسب أهلبا
By the life of her who brought you forth from a tough plant, near her womb, the pubic hair has fallen.
وقيل: إن همزته منقلبة عن الواو فأصله الوسب، وهو كثرة العشب والنبات
And it is said: its hamza is inverted from a waw, so its origin is al-wasb, which means abundance of grass and plants.
كبش مؤسب، كمعظم، أي كثير الصوف
A ram 'mu'assab', like 'mu'azzam', meaning having abundant wool.
وقد آسبت، وفي نسخة أوسبت الأرض، إذا أعشبت
And the land has become 'aasabat', and in one version 'awsabat', when it grew abundant grass.
فهي مؤسبة
And it is 'mu'assabah' (abundant with grass).