انب

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of gathering, assembling, and coming together, often with a sense of force or intensity. It extends to meanings of urging, driving, and even gathering or collecting things like animals or armies. Related senses include speed, return, and persistent rain, as well as negative connotations like incitement and enmity.

Derived headwords

أَلَبَverb

1.
to gather (animals)both
To gather animals, such as camels, and drive them with great force.
2.
to gather (army)both
To assemble an army or a group of people.
3.
to gather (together)both
To come together or assemble, said of things.
4.
to chase (intensely)classical
To chase prey intensely.
5.
to speedclassical
To move quickly or speed.
6.
to returnclassical
To return or go back to someone.

أَلَبَتْverb

1.
to persist (rain)classical
Said of the sky when its rain is continuous or persistent.

تَآلَبَverb

1.
to gather (together)both
To assemble or come together, often used for people.
2.
to conspire (against)both
To conspire or unite against someone.

أَلَّبَverb

1.
to gather (them)both
To gather them, referring to people or things.
2.
to inciteboth
To incite or instigate, often with negative intent.

أَلُوبadjective

1.
persistent (rain)classical
Said of the sky when its rain is continuous and persistent.
2.
swiftclassical
Describing someone who moves quickly.
3.
quick (drawing water)classical
Describing someone who quickly draws water from a well.
4.
energeticclassical
Describing someone who is energetic or vigorous.

مَأْلَبnoun

1.
gathering placeclassical
A place where things or people gather.

التَأَلُّبnoun

1.
strong gatheringclassical
A strong, thick, and assembled entity, often referring to something substantial.
2.
wild assclassical
A term for a wild ass.
3.
ibexclassical
A term for an ibex, and its female.
4.
treeclassical
A type of tree.

الإِلْبnoun

1.
space between fingersclassical
The space in the hand between the thumb and the index finger.
2.
thorny treeclassical
A thorny tree resembling a citron tree, found on mountains, whose leaves are used as a potent poison.
3.
poisonclassical
A deadly poison derived from a specific tree.

الأَلَبnoun

1.
vigorclassical
The vigor of a water-carrier, or the inclination of the soul towards desire.
2.
thirstclassical
Thirst, especially when one is near water but cannot reach it.
3.
schemingclassical
Deception or plotting against an enemy secretly.
4.
skin (of a lamb)classical
The skin of a young goat or lamb.
5.
deadly poisonclassical
A deadly poison.
6.
intense chasingclassical
Intense chasing or pursuit.
7.
intense feverclassical
The intensity of a fever or heat.
8.
healing (of a boil)classical
The initial stage of healing of a boil.

الأَلَبnoun

1.
gathering (of people)both
A large gathering of people.

إِلْبnoun

1.
gathering (of people)both
A gathering of people, often united in enmity.

الأَلْبَةnoun

1.
famineclassical
A severe famine or scarcity.

الأَلْبَةnoun

1.
camel hideclassical
The white, unblemished hide of a young camel.

التَأْلِيبnoun

1.
incitementboth
The act of inciting, instigating, or causing corruption.

المَأْلَبnoun

1.
swift oneclassical
A swift or fast entity.

أَلْبَانname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a dual form or a plural of 'لبن'.

أَلَابname

1.
a place nameclassical
A wide gorge or valley in the lands of the Muzaynah tribe, near Medina.

Parallel reading

ألب الإبل يألبها ويألبها ألبا: جمعها وساقها سوقا شديدا

He gathered the camels and drove them with great force.

وألبت الجيش إذا جمعته

And you gather the army when you assemble it.

ألبت الإبل هي إذا طاوعت وانساقت وانضم بعضها إلى بعض

The camels became gathered when they obeyed and moved together, with some joining others.

ألم تعلمي أن الأحاديث في غد وبعد غد يألبن ألب الطرائد أي ينضم بعضها إلى بعض

Do you not know that the events of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will gather like prey, meaning they will join each other?

ألب الحمار طريدته يألبها: طردها طردا شديدا

The donkey chased its prey, chasing it intensely.

ألب الشيء يألب ويألب ألبا إذا اجتمع

A thing gathers or comes together when it assembles.

وحل بقلبي من جوى الحب ميتة كمامات مسقي الضياح على ألب

And a death from the passion of love has settled in my heart, like the scent of a plant watered with poison on a gathering.

وتألبوا: اجتمعوا، وقد تألبوا عليه تألبا إذا تضافروا عليه

And they gathered together; they have conspired against him if they united against him.

ألم تريا أن الأحاديث في غد وبعد غد يألبن ألب الطرائد أي يسرعن

Have you not seen that the events of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will gather like prey, meaning they will speed up?

ألبت السماء تألب وهي ألوب: دام مطرها

The sky became persistent, and it is 'alūb' when its rain is continuous.

والتألب، كثعلب، هو الشديد الغليظ المجتمع منا

And 'al-ta'allub', like 'tha'lab', is the strong, thick, assembled entity among us.

والإلب، بالكسر: الفتر في اليد ما بين الإبهام والسبابة

And 'al-ilb', with kasra, is the space in the hand between the thumb and the index finger.

يقال: ألب الرجل ألبا إذا حام حول الماء ولم يقدر أن يصل إليه

It is said: A man is thirsty ('aliba) when he circles around water and cannot reach it.

وألب يألب ألبا، كلاهما: برأ أعلاه وأسفله نغل فانتقض

And 'alaba' and 'ya'labu' 'alaban', both mean: its top and bottom healed, then became infected and relapsed.

ورجل ألوب هو الذي يسرع

And a man 'alūb' is one who speeds.

بألب ألوب وحرابة لدى متن وازعها الأورم

With a strong, energetic gathering and a fierce battle at the peak of its restraint.

وهم عليه ألب واحد، بالفتح وإلب واحد، بالكسر

And they are upon him as one gathering, with fatha, and one group, with kasra.

إن الناس كانوا علينا إلبا واحدا

Indeed, the people were united against us as one group.

أما إنه لا يخرج منها أهلها إلا الألبة

Indeed, its people will not leave it except in famine.

أصابت القوم ألبة وجلبة، أي مجاعة شديدة

A severe famine and hardship befell the people.

حسود مؤلب

An envious instigator.

وإن تناهبه تجده منهبا في وعكة الجد وحينا مئلبا

And if you rush him, you find him a swift one in times of hardship and a swift one at other times.