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بءب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something short, stout, and broad in its stride, particularly when referring to horses. It conveys a sense of powerful, expansive movement.

Derived headwords

البُؤْبُnoun
  1. 1.
    Short, stout horseclassical

    A horse that is short, fleshy, wide-stepping, and capable of covering great distances.

بَأْبَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be short and stoutclassical

    To be short, fleshy, and wide-stepping, as a horse.

Parallel reading

البُؤْبُ كزفر: أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني، وقال صاحب اللسان: هو (القصير من الخيل الغليظ اللحم الفسيح الخطو البعيد القدر)
Al-bu'bu (like zufr): Ignored by Al-Jawhari and Al-Saghani. The author of Lisan al-Arab said: It is (the short horse, fleshy, wide-stepping, and far-reaching).