ترب

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to earth, soil, dust, and places associated with them. It also extends to concepts of companionship, equality, and kinship, often metaphorically linked to being 'of the same earth'. Several place names are derived from this root.

Derived headwords

تُرْبَةnoun

1.
place, landboth
A specific location or area of land, often a valley or a region.
2.
soil, earthboth
The ground or soil, often used in a general sense.
3.
well-behaved, gentleclassical
Describing someone who is well-behaved or gentle, possibly derived from the idea of being 'of the earth' or grounded.

وطئت كل تربة في أرض العرب، فوجدت تربة أطيب الترب — I trod every piece of land in the land of the Arabs and found the land to be the best of lands.

تُرَابnoun

1.
dust, earthboth
Fine particles of earth or soil; dust.
2.
humanity, peopleboth
Metaphorically refers to people, as they are made of earth.

أنا وجميع من فوق التراب فداء تراب نعل أبي تراب — I and all who are upon the earth are a ransom for the dust of the sandal of Abu Turab.

تَرِبnoun

1.
companion, peerboth
A person of the same age, status, or disposition; a peer or companion.
2.
childclassical
A young child, often used in the plural.

تُرَابِيّadjective

1.
related to dust/earthboth
Pertaining to dust or earth; one who deals with dust or earth.
2.
follower of Aliclassical
One who is inclined towards or supports Ali, derived from the kunya 'Abu Turab'.

والترابي في أيام بني أمية: من يميل إلى أمير المؤمنين علي رضي الله عنه، نسبة إلى أبي تراب — And the Turabi during the days of the Umayyads: one who inclines towards the Commander of the Faithful Ali, may God be pleased with him, attributed to Abu Turab.

تَرِبَةnoun

1.
stomach lining, tripeclassical
The lining of the stomach, or tripe, which can accumulate dirt.

والوذمة التي أخمل باطنها، والكروش وذمة لأنها مخملة ويقال لخملها الوذم، ومعنى الحديث: لئن وليتهم لأطهرنهم من الدنس و (لأطيبنهم من) الخبث — And the wadhamah whose interior is matted, and the stomachs are wadhamah because they are matted, and their matting is called al-wadhim. The meaning of the hadith is: If I rule them, I will purify them from filth and (make them pure from) wickedness.

تَرِبَانname

1.
place nameboth
A valley or place name, mentioned as being between certain locations.

وتربان بالضم: واد بين الحفير والمدينة المشرفة — And Turbān (with dammah): a valley between Al-Hafir and the Honored Medina.

أبو تُرَابname

1.
kunya of Ali ibn Abi Talibboth
A kunya (patronymic) for Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Caliph.
2.
title for asceticsclassical
A title given to certain ascetics and scholars.

أبو تراب: كنية أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه — Abu Turab: The kunya of the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him.

تَرِيبَةname

1.
place nameboth
A place name, specifically a village in Yemen.

وتريبة كجهينة: ع باليمن — And Tarībah (like Juhaynah): a place in Yemen.

تَرَابَةname

1.
place nameboth
A place name, mentioned as a location.

وترابة كقمامة: ع به أيضا — And Tarābah (like Qumāmah): also a place there.

مُتَرَبِّعparticiple

1.
sitting cross-leggedmodern
One who is sitting in a cross-legged position.

تَرِبَةnoun

1.
red wheatclassical
A type of wheat with red grains and a reddish stalk.

والتربية بالضم: حنطة حمراء وسنبلها أيضا أحمر ناصع الحمرة وهي رقيقة تنتشر مع أدنى ريح أو برد — And Tarbiyah (with dammah): red wheat, and its ear is also bright red, and it is delicate, scattering with the slightest wind or cold.

يَتْرِبname

1.
place nameboth
A place name, a location near Al-Yamamah.

ويترب بفتح الراء كيمنع: ع أي موضع قرب اليمامة — And Yatarib (with fatha on the ra): a place near Al-Yamamah.

مَاتِيرِبname

1.
neighborhood in Samarkandclassical
A neighborhood in Samarkand from which several hadith narrators are named.

وماتيرب، بالكسر: محلة بسمرقند نسب إليها جماعة من المحدثين — And Mātīrib (with kasr): a quarter in Samarkand to which a group of hadith scholars are attributed.

تَرِبَاءname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, similar to 'Tarbah'.

والتربة، كهمزة، باللام، والترباء كصحراء: موضعان — And Al-Turbah (like Hamzah), with the lam, and Al-Tarbā' (like Sahara): two places.

تَرَبِيّadjective

1.
related to Tarbahboth
Attributed to the place named Tarbah.
2.
related to a tombclassical
Attributed to a tomb or shrine, specifically the tomb of the Prophet.

والحسين بن مقبل بن أحمد الأزجي التربي بفتح الراء وسكونها، نسب إليها لإقامته بتربة الأمير قيزان ببغداد — And Al-Husayn ibn Muqbil ibn Ahmad Al-Azaji Al-Turbi (with fatha on the ra and sukun), attributed to it due to his residing at the tomb of Emir Qizan in Baghdad.

إِتْرِيبname

1.
region in Egyptboth
A region or district in Egypt, named after a descendant of Noah.

وإتريب كإزميل: كورة بمصر — And Itrīb (like Izmīl): a province in Egypt.

مُتَرَابَةnoun

1.
companionshipclassical
The state of being companions or peers; companionship.

والمتاربة: المحاذاة ومصاحبة الأتراب — And Al-Mutārabah: alignment and companionship of peers.

Parallel reading

ومثله قال الحازمي، ونقل شيخنا عن السهيلي في الروض في غزوة عمر إليها أنها أرض كانت لخثعم

And like him said Al-Hazimi, and our Sheikh transmitted from Al-Suhayli in Al-Rawd regarding the expedition of Umar to it that it was land belonging to Khath'am.

وقال في العيون: إن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلمأرسل عمر إليها في ثلاثين رجلا، وكان ذلك في شعبان سنة سبع

And he said in Al-'Uyun: The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent Umar to it with thirty men, and that was in Sha'ban of the seventh year.

وقال الأصمعي: هي واد للضباب طوله ثلاث ليال، فيه نخل وزروع وفواكه

And Al-Asma'i said: It is a valley for the Dabbab, its length is three nights, containing palm trees, crops, and fruits.

وقد قالوا: إنه واد ضخم، مسيرته عشرون يوما أسفله بنجد وأعلاه بالسراة

And they have said: It is a vast valley, its journey is twenty days, its lower part is in Najd and its upper part is in Al-Sirat.

وقال الكلبي: تربة: واد واحد يأخذ من السراة ويفرغ في نجران

And Al-Kalbi said: Turbah: a single valley that originates from Al-Sirat and empties into Najran.

وقيل: تربة ماء في غربي سلمى

And it is said: Turbah is a water source west of Salma.

وقال بعض المحدثين: هي على أربع ليال من مكة، قاله شيخنا

And some modern scholars said: It is four nights' journey from Mecca, our Sheikh said.

وطئت كل تربة في أرض العرب، فوجدت تربة أطيب الترب، وهي واد على مسيرة أربع ليال من الطائف

I trod every piece of land in the land of the Arabs and found the land to be the best of lands, and it is a valley four nights' journey from Taif.

وتربة، أي كقربة، واد من أودية اليمن

And Turbah, meaning like Qurbah, is a valley from the valleys of Yemen.

وتربة موضع من بلاد بني عامر بن كلاب

And Turbah is a place in the lands of Banu 'Amir ibn Kilab.

ومن أمثالهم (عرف بطني بطن تربة) يضرب للرجل يصير إلى الأمر الجلي بعد الأمر الملتبس

And among their proverbs (My belly knew the belly of Turbah) is struck for a man who comes to a clear matter after a confusing one.

وليس عند الحازمي تربة ساكن الراء اسم موضع من بلاد بني عامر بن مالك

And according to Al-Hazimi, Turbah with a silent ra is not a place name from the lands of Banu 'Amir ibn Malik.

والتربة، كهمزة، باللام، والترباء كصحراء: موضعان

And Al-Turbah, like Hamzah, with the lam, and Al-Tarbā', like Sahara: two places.

وهي قرية من زبيد، بها قبر الولي المشهور طلحة بن عيسى بن إقبال، عرف بالهتار، زرته مرارا، وله كرامات شهيرة

And it is a village in Zubayd, containing the grave of the famous saint Talhah ibn 'Isa ibn Iqbal, known as Al-Hattar, whom I visited several times, and he had famous miracles.

وتربان بالضم: واد بين الحفير والمدينة المشرفة

And Turbān (with dammah): a valley between Al-Hafir and the Honored Medina.

وفي حديث عائشة: (كنا بتربان)

And in the hadith of Aisha: (We were at Turbān).

هو موضع كثير المياه، بينه وبين المدينة نحو خمسة فراسخ

It is a place with abundant water, about five parasangs between it and Medina.

وتربان أيضا: قرية على خمسة فراسخ من سمرقند

And Turbān is also: a village five parasangs from Samarkand.

وأبو تراب كنية أمير المؤمنين (علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه)

And Abu Turab is the kunya of the Commander of the Faithful (Ali ibn Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him).

إذا ما مقلتي رمدت فكحلي تراب مس نعل أبي تراب

If my eyes become inflamed, my kohl is the dust that touches the sandal of Abu Turab.

أنا وجميع من فوق التراب فداء تراب نعل أبي تراب

I and all who are upon the earth are a ransom for the dust of the sandal of Abu Turab.

وأبو تراب: الزاهد النخشبي من رجال (الرسالة القشيرية)

And Abu Turab: the ascetic Al-Nakhshabi, from the men of (Al-Risalah Al-Qushayriyyah).

والتراب، بالكسر: أصل ذراع الشاة، أنثى

And Al-Turab (with kasr): the base of a sheep's foreleg, female.

لئن وليت بني أمية لأنفضنهم نفض القصاب (التراب الوذمة)

If I rule over the Banu Umayyah, I will shake them off like a butcher shakes off (the base of the leg with the tripe).

طعام ترب، إذا تلوث بالتراب

Turb food, if it is soiled with dust.

نفض القصاب الوذام التربة

The butcher shakes off the tripe that has fallen into the dirt.

والمتاربة: المحاذاة ومصاحبة الأتراب

And Al-Mutarabah: alignment and companionship of peers.

وماتيرب، بالكسر: محلة بسمرقند

And Mātīrib, with kasr: a quarter in Samarkand.

والتربية بالضم مع تشديد الياء، كذا هو مضبوط: حنطة حمراء

And Al-Tarbiyah (with dammah and shaddah on the ya), as it is vocalized: red wheat.

ويترب بفتح الراء كيمنع: ع أي موضع قرب اليمامة

And Yatarib (with fatha on the ra): a place near Al-Yamamah.

وعدت وكان الخلف منك سجية (مواعيد عرقوب أخاه بيترب)

And you promised, and breaking promises was your nature (the promises of 'Urqub to his brother in Yatarib).

والحسين بن مقبل بن أحمد الأزجي التربي بفتح الراء وسكونها، نسب إليها لإقامته بتربة الأمير قيزان ببغداد

And Al-Husayn ibn Muqbil ibn Ahmad Al-Azaji Al-Turbi (with fatha on the ra and sukun), attributed to it due to his residing at the tomb of Emir Qizan in Baghdad.

وأبو الخير نصر بن عبد الله الحسامي التربي، إلى خدمة تربته صلى الله عليه وسلم محدث

And Abu Al-Khayr Nasr ibn 'Abd Allah Al-Husami Al-Turbi, a hadith scholar serving his tomb, peace be upon him.

وعندنا بمكة التربي المؤتى بعض مزامير آل داوود

And with us in Mecca is Al-Turbi, who was given some of the Psalms of the House of David.

والترابي في أيام بني أمية: من يميل إلى أمير المؤمنين علي رضي الله عنه، نسبة إلى أبي تراب

And the Turabi during the days of the Umayyads: one who inclines towards the Commander of the Faithful Ali, may God be pleased with him, attributed to Abu Turab.