جتب

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of rivalry, competition, and surpassing others, particularly in beauty or excellence. It also extends to meanings related to food, sexual relations, and physical descriptions like fatness or dryness.

Derived headwords

المجابةnoun

1.
rivalry in beautyclassical
Competing with someone in terms of beauty or other desirable qualities.
2.
matching food portionsclassical
Placing food in a way that another person places an equal amount.

جابverb

1.
to compete in beautyclassical
To engage in rivalry, especially in beauty or other excellences.
2.
to match foodclassical
To place food in a manner that another places an equal amount.

مجابةnoun

1.
rivalryclassical
A contest or rivalry, especially in beauty or excellence.

التجابnoun

1.
mutual marriageclassical
A form of marriage where two men marry each other's sisters.

جبانname

1.
city nameclassical
A city located in Ahwaz.

جبجبverb

1.
to become fatclassical
To become stout or corpulent.
2.
to travel widelyclassical
To roam or travel extensively across the land.
3.
to tradeclassical
To engage in commerce, specifically trading in 'jabajib'.

الجباجبnoun

1.
goods for tradeclassical
Items or goods traded in commerce, possibly related to the verb 'jabajaba'.

الجبابname

1.
name of a محدثclassical
Refers to a traditionist, Abu Umar Ahmad bin Khalid Al-Andalusi.

جبيبname

1.
Companion of the Prophetclassical
Refers to Abu Juma'ah Al-Ansari, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, also known by other names.
2.
Companion of the Prophetclassical
Refers to Jubayb bin Al-Harith, another companion of the Prophet.

الجبيبيname

1.
poet's attributionclassical
A nisba (attribution) to a grandfather named Jubayb, referring to Abu Ja'far Hassan bin Muhammad Al-Ishbili, a poet from Granada.

الجبةnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A location situated in the mountains of Tayy.

حبابname

1.
place nameclassical
A location in the lands of the Awud tribe.

استجبverb

1.
to become thickclassical
Used for a waterskin becoming thick or coarse.
2.
to dry upclassical
Used for seeds or plants that do not receive water and become dry.

الأجبابnoun

1.
valley nameclassical
A valley, or possibly waters, located in the Hima Dariyya region, near the north wind.
2.
waters nameclassical
Waters belonging to the Banu Dubaynah tribe.

الجباجبةnoun

1.
water sourceclassical
A water source in the lands of Banu Kilab, characterized by palm trees, unlike other water sources in their territory.

Parallel reading

والمجابة مفاعلة: المغالبة في الحسن وغيره من حسب وجمال

And Al-Mujabah (form IV) is a mutual action: rivalry in beauty and other qualities like lineage and handsomeness.

وقد جابت جبابا ومجابة

And he engaged in rivalry, both in general and specifically in beauty.

وقيل هو في الطعام: أن يضعه الرجل فيضع غيره مثله

And it is said to be related to food: that a man places it, and another places an equal amount.

والتجَاب من باب التفاعل أن يتناكح الرجلان أختيهما

And At-Tajab (form VI) from the pattern of mutual action is when two men marry each other's sisters.

وجبان مشددة: ة بالأهواز

And Juban (with shaddah) is a city in Ahwaz.

وقد جبجب إذا سمن

And he becomes fat (jabjaba) if he gains weight.

وجبجب إذا ساح في الأرض

And he roams the land (jabjaba) if he travels widely.

وجبجب إذا اتجر في الجباجب

And he trades (jabjaba) if he deals in 'jabajib'.

وأحمد بن الجباب مشددة: محدث

And Ahmad bin Al-Jabab (with shaddah) is a traditionist.

وجبيب كزبير: هو أبو جمعة الأنصاري

And Jubayb (like Zubayr) is Abu Juma'ah Al-Ansari.

قال أبو حاتم: وهذا أصج، له صحبة، نزل الشام

Abu Hatim said: And this is more authentic; he was a companion and settled in Sham.

ابن الجبيبي، نسبة إلى جده جبيب، هو أبو جعفر حسان بن محمد الإشبيلي شاعر غرناطة

Ibn Al-Jubaybi, attributed to his grandfather Jubayb, is Abu Ja'far Hassan bin Muhammad Al-Ishbili, the poet of Granada.

والجبة: موضع في جبل طيىء جاء ذكرها في قول النمر بن تولب

And Al-Jabbah is a place in the mountains of Tayy, mentioned in the poetry of Al-Nimr bin Tulb.

واستجب السقاء: غلظ

And the waterskin became thick (istajaba).

واستجب الحب إذا لم ينضح وضري

And the seeds dried up (istajaba) if they were not watered and became parched.

والأجباب: واد، وقيل: مياه بحمى ضرية تلي مهب الشمال

And Al-Ajbab is a valley, or it is said to be waters in Hima Dariyya, near the north wind.

والجباجبة: ماءة في ديار بني كلاب ابن ربيعة بن قرط عليها نخل

And Al-Jabajabah is a water source in the lands of Banu Kilab bin Rabi'ah bin Qurt, with palm trees on it.