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جرسب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of length or tallness. It is noted as a potential inversion of another root with a similar meaning.

Derived headwords

الجَرْسَبnoun
  1. 1.
    tall personclassical

    A tall or long person. This meaning is attributed to Al-Asma'i.

جَرْسَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tallclassical

    To be tall or long. This is a derived meaning from the noun.

Parallel reading

الجَرْسَب: الطويل، عن الأصمعي
Al-Jarsab: the tall, according to Al-Asma'i.
وقد أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني
And Jawhari and Al-Sagani have neglected it.
وهو مقلوب الجسرب
And it is an inversion of Al-Jasrab.