جرب

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root جرب (j-r-b) primarily relates to skin diseases, particularly scabies, and by extension, to defects, blemishes, or afflictions. It also extends to concepts of measurement, land, and containers, as well as celestial and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

جَرِبَverb

1.
to have scabiesboth
To be afflicted with scabies, a contagious skin disease characterized by itching and rash.

جَرَبٌnoun

1.
scabiesboth
A contagious skin disease characterized by itching and rash, caused by mites burrowing under the skin.
2.
defect, blemishclassical
A flaw, imperfection, or defect, often used metaphorically.
3.
rust of a swordclassical
Corrosion or rust that forms on a sword.
4.
inflammation of the eyelidclassical
An ailment affecting the inner part of the eyelid, sometimes covering the entire lid.

جَرِبٌadjective

1.
scabbyboth
Suffering from scabies or having a skin condition resembling it.

جَرْبَانٌadjective

1.
scabbyclassical
Suffering from scabies.

أَجْرَبُadjective

1.
scabbyboth
Afflicted with scabies.

جَرَبَىnoun

1.
scabby onesclassical
A collective noun or plural for those afflicted with scabies.
2.
skyclassical
The sky, named so possibly due to the Milky Way or its perceived 'piercing' by stars.

جِرَابٌnoun

1.
waterskin, bagboth
A container, typically made of animal skin, used for carrying liquids or other items; a pouch or sack.
2.
scabbardclassical
A sheath for a sword, used metaphorically.
3.
scrotumclassical
The sac containing the testicles.
4.
width of a wellclassical
The expanse or diameter of a well.

أَجْرَبُواverb

1.
their camels got scabiesclassical
The camels of a group became afflicted with scabies.

الجَرْبَاءُname

1.
the skyclassical
The sky, named possibly due to the Milky Way or its perceived 'piercing' by stars.
2.
the eclipticclassical
The region of the sky through which the sun and moon orbit.
3.
barren landclassical
An arid, infertile piece of land with nothing growing on it.
4.
beautiful young womanclassical
A comely young woman, named so because other women might feel envious of her beauty.
5.
a place nameclassical
A specific location, possibly a village or area, mentioned in historical contexts.

جَرِيبٌnoun

1.
a measure of landboth
A specific unit of land area, equivalent to ten qafiz, each qafiz being ten 'ushur.
2.
a measure of grainboth
A known unit of volume for measuring grain, equivalent to ten qafiz.
3.
farm, cultivated landclassical
A piece of land prepared or used for cultivation or planting.
4.
valleyclassical
A valley, often used to refer to a specific one in the lands of Qays.

أَجْرِبَةٌnoun

1.
units of landboth
Plural of jarib, referring to multiple measures of land.
2.
valleysclassical
Plural of jarib, referring to multiple valleys.

جُرُوبٌnoun

1.
units of landclassical
A plural form of jarib, referring to measures of land.

الجَهْرَبَةُnoun

1.
farm, cultivated landclassical
A cultivated plot of land, similar to 'jarbah'.

جَرْبَةٌnoun

1.
farm, cultivated landboth
A piece of land prepared for cultivation or planting, or a fertile plot.
2.
piece of landclassical
A plot of land, sometimes used metaphorically for a garden.
3.
well liningclassical
A leather or mat placed at the edge of a well to prevent debris from falling in.
4.
water channel liningclassical
A lining placed in a water channel to guide the flow of water.
5.
a place nameclassical
A specific location, possibly a village in Africa.

جَرَبَةٌnoun

1.
group of donkeysclassical
A herd or group of donkeys, or specifically the strong and robust ones among them.
2.
strong groupclassical
A group of strong, capable individuals.
3.
many, abundantclassical
A state of being numerous or abundant.
4.
mountainclassical
A mountain, specifically one belonging to the Banu 'Amir tribe.
5.
idle dependentsclassical
People who are dependent and unproductive.

جَرَبَانٌnoun

1.
units of landclassical
A plural form of jarib, referring to measures of land.

جَرَبَانَةٌadjective

1.
loud-mouthed, vulgar womanclassical
A woman who is noisy, ill-mannered, and uses foul language.
2.
large, stout womanclassical
A woman who is large or stout in build.

جَرَبٌadjective

1.
short, wicked manclassical
A short man who is also cunning, malicious, and wicked.

الجِرَابُname

1.
a titleclassical
A title or nickname given to Jacob bin Ibrahim Al-Bazzaz, a hadith narrator.

أَبُو جِرَابٍname

1.
a kunyaclassical
A teknonymic name or kunya for Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Qurashi.

الجُرَابُnoun

1.
empty shipclassical
A ship that is empty of cargo.

جِرَابٌname

1.
a water sourceclassical
A well or water source located in Mecca.

Parallel reading

الجرب محركة م خلط غليظ يحدث تحت الجلد من مخالطة البلغم الملح للدم، يكون معه بثور، وربما حصل معه هزال لكثرته

Scabies (harakatayn) is a thick mixture that occurs under the skin from the mixture of phlegm with blood, accompanied by pustules, and sometimes causes emaciation due to its severity.

وفي المثل (أعدى من الجرب عند العرب)

And in the proverb (more contagious than scabies among the Arabs).

يجرب جربا فهو جرب وجربان وأجرب

He has scabies, he is scabby, jurban, and ajrab.

وهو القياس، وجربى كقتلى

And this is the analogy; and jurba like qatla.

وهو يحتمل كونه جمع أجرب أو جربان كسكران، القياس

And it is possible for it to be a plural of ajrab or jurban like sakran, which is analogous.

وجراب بالكسر، يجوز أن يكون جمعا لأجرب كأعجف وعجاف

And jirab, with kasra, can be a plural of ajrab like a'jaf and 'ijaf.

وأجارب، ضارعوا به الأسماء كأجادل وأنامل

And ajārib, they made it analogous to nouns like ajādil and anāmil.

وأجربوا: جربت أبلهم وهو أي الجرب على ما قال ابن الأعرابي: العيب

And ajrabū: their camels got scabies. And it, meaning scabies, according to Ibn al-A'rabi, is a defect.

والجرب: صدأ السيف

And al-jarrab: rust of the sword.

وهو أيضا كالصدا مقصور يعلوا باطن الجفن

And it is also like ṣadā' (shortened), which affects the inner eyelid.

والجرباء: السماء سميت بذلك لموضع المجرة، كأنها جربت بالنجوم

And al-Jarbā': the sky, named so because of the position of the Milky Way, as if it were 'pierced' by stars.

أو الجرباء: الناحية التي يدور فيها فلك الشمس والقمر

Or al-Jarbā': the region in which the orbits of the sun and moon revolve.

والجرباء: الأرض المحلة المقحوطة لا شيء فيها

And al-Jarbā': the barren, desolate land where nothing grows.

والجرباء: الجارية المليحة: سميت جرباء لاءن النساء ينفرن عنها لتقبيحها بمحاسنها محاسنهن

And al-Jarbā': the beautiful young woman; she was named Jarbā' because women would shun her due to her beauty overshadowing their own.

والجرباء: ة بجنب أذرح

And al-Jarbā': a village next to Adhruḥ.

وغلط، كفرح، من قال بينهما ثلاثة أيام

And he erred, like fariḥa, who said the distance between them is three days.

وهو قول ابن الأثير، وقد وقع في رواية مسلم، ونبه عليه عياض وغيره وقالوا: الصواب ثلاثة أميال

This is the statement of Ibn al-Athir, and it occurred in the narration of Muslim, and 'Iyadh and others pointed it out, saying: the correct distance is three miles.

وهي أي تلك الزيادة ما بين ناحيتي حوضي أي مقدار ما بين حافتي الحوض مما بين المدينة و بين هذين البلدين المتقاربين جرباء وأذرع

And it, meaning that addition, is the distance between the two sides of the basin, i.e., the extent between the edges of the basin, from what is between Medina and these two nearby towns, Jarba' and Adhru'.

وبينهما ميل واحد أو أقل، لأن الواقف في هذه ينظر هذه

And the distance between them is one mile or less, because one standing in one can see the other.

والجريب من الأرض والطعام مقدار معلوم الذراع والمساحة، وهو عشرة أقفزة، لكل قفيز منها عشرة أعشراء

And al-jarīb of land and food is a known measure of cubits and area, which is ten qafiz, and each qafiz has ten 'ushur.

أقطع الوالي فلانا جريبا من الأرض، أي مبرز جريب، وهو مكيلة معروفة

The governor granted so-and-so a jarib of land, meaning a plot of a jarib, which is a known measure.

ويقال: الجريب مكيال قدر أربعة أقفزة

And it is said: al-jarīb is a measure of four qafiz.

ج أجربة وجربان كرغيف ورغفان وأرغفة، كلاهما مقيس في هذا الوزن

Plural: ajribah and jarabān, like raghīf and raghafān and arghifah; both are measured in this weight.

وقيل: الجريب: المزرعة

And it is said: al-jarīb: the farm.

والجريب: الوادي مطلقا، وجمعه أجربة عن الليث

And al-jarīb: the valley absolutely, and its plural is ajribah according to Al-Layth.

والجريب أيضا واد معروف في بلاد قيس، وحرة النار بحذائه

And al-jarīb is also a known valley in the lands of Qays, with the lava field of Al-Nar adjacent to it.

والجهربة، بالكسر كالجريب: المزرعة

And al-jaharbah, with kasra, like al-jarīb: the farm.

ومننه سميت الجربة المزرعة المعروفة بوادي زبيد

From this, al-jarbah was named, the known farm in Wadi Zabid.

والجربة: القراح من الأرض

And al-jarbah: the uncultivated land.

أو الجربة هي الأرض المصلحة لزرع أو غرس

Or al-jarbah is the land prepared for planting or cultivation.

والجمع: جرب كسدرة وسدر وتبنة وتبن

And the plural: jarab, like sadrah and sadr, and tibnah and tibn.

وعن الليث: الجربة: البقعة الحسنة النبات وجمعها جرب

And from Al-Layth: al-jarbah: the well-vegetated spot, and its plural is jarab.

والجربة: جلدة أو بارية توضع على شفير البئر لئلا ينتثر الماء في البئر

And al-jarbah: a skin or mat placed on the edge of the well to prevent water from scattering into the well.

أو هي جلدة توضع في الجدول ليتحدر عليها الماء

Or it is a skin placed in the channel for water to flow down upon.

وجربة، بلا لام، بالفتح: ة بالمغرب

And Jarbah, without 'al-', with fatha: a village in the Maghreb.

وهذه القرية بلدة عظيمة بإفريقية في جزيرة البحر الكبير، ليست من أرض المغرب المنسوبة إليها

And this village is a great town in Ifriqiya in the Great Sea island, not from the land of the Maghreb to which it is attributed.

والجراب، بالكسر ولا يفتح أو الفتح لغية فيم حكاه القاضي عياض بن موسى اليحصبي في المشارق عن القزاز وغيره كابن السكيت والجوهري وابن منظور للعامة: المزود أو الوعاء معروف

And al-jirāb, with kasra, and not with fatha, or the fatha is a variant pronunciation as narrated by Judge 'Iyadh bin Musa Al-Yashubi in Al-Mashariq from Al-Qazzaz and others like Ibn Al-Sikkit, Al-Jawhari, and Ibn Manzur for the general populace: the waterskin or container, is known.

وهو أعم من المزود، وقيل: هو وعاء من إهاب الشاء لا يوعى فيه إلا يابس

And it is more general than a waterskin, and it is said: it is a container made of sheep hide in which only dry things are placed.

ج جرب ككتاب وكتب، على القياس

Plural: jurub, like kitāb and kutub, according to analogy.

وأجربة قال الفيومي: إنه مسموع فيه، وحكاه الجوهري وغيره

And ajribah, Al-Fayoumi said: it is heard for it, and Al-Jawhari and others narrated it.

والجراب: وعاء الخصيتين

And al-jirāb: the sac of the testicles.

والجراب من البئر: اتساعها

And the jirāb of a well: its width.

وفي المحكم، وقيل: جرابها: ما بين جاليها وحواليها من أعلاها إلى أسفلها

And in Al-Muḥkam, it is said: its jirāb: what is between its sides and surroundings from its top to its bottom.

وفي الصحاح: جوفها من أعلاها إلى أسفلها

And in Al-Ṣiḥāḥ: its interior from its top to its bottom.

ويقال: اطو جرابها بالحجرة

And it is said: 'Fold its jirāb with the stone.'

والجراب: لقب يعقوب بن إبراهيم البزاز البغدادي المحدث

And Al-Jirāb: the title of Ya'qub bin Ibrahim Al-Bazzaz Al-Baghdadi, the hadith narrator.

وأبو جراب كنية عبد الله بن محمد القرشي

And Abu Jirāb is the kunya of Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Qurashi.

والجراب بالضم كغراب: السفينة الفارغة من الشحن

And al-jurāb, with damma like ghurāb: the ship empty of cargo.

وجراب بلا لام: ماء بمكة

And jirāb without 'al-': a water source in Mecca.

والجربة محركة مشددة: جماعة الحمر، أو هي الغلاظ الشداد منها

And al-jarbah, with haraka and shadda: a group of donkeys, or the strong and robust ones among them.

وقد يقال: للأقوياء منا إذا كانوا جماعة متساوين: جربة

And it may be said: for the strong among us, if they are an equal group: jarbah.

جربة كحمر الأبك لا ضرع فينا ولا مذكي

A jarbah like the red ones of Al-Abak, we have no weaklings nor breeders.

والجربة أيضا بمعنى الكثير، كالجرنبة

And al-jarbah also means abundant, like al-jarnabah.

ويقال عليه عيال جربة، مثل به سيبويه، وفسره السيرافي

And it is said: 'He has dependent children, jarbah,' which Sibawayh used as an example and Al-Sirafi explained.

والجربة: جبل لبني عامر

And al-jarbah: a mountain belonging to Banu 'Amir.

أو هو بضمتين، كالحزقة

Or it is with two dammah, like al-ḥazqah.

والجربة: الصلامة من الرجال الذين لا سعي لهم، وهم مع أمهم

And al-jarbah: the robust men who have no ambition, living with their mothers.

ويقال: الجربة: العيال يأكلون أكلا شديدا ولا ينفعون

And it is said: al-jarbah: dependents who eat voraciously and are of no use.

وعن أبي عمرو: الجرب بغير هاء هو القصير من الرجال الخب اللئيم الخبيث

And from Abu 'Amr: al-jarrab without 'ha' is the short man who is cunning, wicked, and malicious.

إنك قد زوجتها جربا تحسبه وهو مخنذ ضبا ليس بشافي أم عمر وشطبا

You have married her to a jarrab, whom you think is a snake, but he is a weakling, not a healer.

والجربانة كعفتانة ومثله في اللسان بجلبانة، ويقال: امرأة جربانة، وهي الصخابة البذيئة السيئة الخلق

And al-jarbānah like 'afnānah, and similarly in Al-Lisān with jalbānah. And it is said: a woman is jarbānah, meaning loud-mouthed, vulgar, and ill-mannered.

جربانة ورهاء تخص حمارها بفي من بغى خيرا إليها الجلامد

A jarbānah and a wise one, she singles out her donkey with her mouth, from whoever seeks good towards her, the hard rocks.

وقيل: الجربانة: الضخمة

And it is said: al-jarbānah: the large, stout one.