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تءلب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns trees used for making bows, and by extension, refers to something stout, well-built, or robust. It also touches upon the act of making bows from such wood.

Derived headwords

التألبnoun
  1. 1.
    bow woodclassical

    A type of tree from which Arabic bows are made.

  2. 2.
    stoutnessclassical

    The quality of being stout, well-built, or robust in physique.

تألبةnoun
  1. 1.
    bow woodclassical

    A tree from which bows are made.

تألبnoun
  1. 1.
    stout personclassical

    A person who is stout, robust, and well-built in their physical constitution.

تألّبverb
  1. 1.
    to be made into bowsclassical

    To be fashioned or crafted from wood suitable for making bows.

  2. 2.
    to be stoutclassical

    To be physically robust, stout, or well-built.

Parallel reading

ونحت له عن أرز تألبة فلق فراغ معابل طحل
And he carved for her from a bow-wood tree, splitting wide arrowheads.
والتألبة: شجرة يتخذ منها القسي
And 'al-ta'allubah' is a tree from which bows are made.
والفراغ: النصال العراض
And 'al-farāgh' refers to wide arrowheads.
والتألب: الغليظ الخلق المجتمع
And 'al-ta'allub' refers to someone stout of build and well-formed.
بأدمات قطوانا تألبا
In the lands of Qatwan, stoutly built.
إذا علا رأس يفاع قربا
When it ascended the summit of a high place, drawing near.