جعب

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to containers, particularly for arrows, and by extension, to the act of making or collecting things. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes like being stout or weak, and to actions like overturning or dying.

Derived headwords

الجعبةnoun

1.
Quiver for arrowsboth
A quiver for arrows, also known as a Kananah. Some linguists differentiate, assigning 'J'abah' specifically to arrows and 'Kananah' to arrows in general.
2.
Large drinking vesselclassical
It can also refer to a large vessel for drinking, as mentioned in the context of 'shariba' (to drink).

جعابnoun

1.
Quiversboth
Plural of J'abah, referring to quivers.
2.
Arrow makersclassical
Plural of Ja'ab, referring to makers of quivers.

جعبهاverb

1.
To make quiversclassical
The act of making quivers.

الجعابnoun

1.
Quiver makingclassical
The craft or profession of making quivers.

الجعابةnoun

1.
Quiver makingclassical
The craft or profession of making quivers.

بن الجعابيname

1.
Ibn al-Ja'abiclassical
A famous traditionist and judge from Mosul, known for his Shi'a leanings.

نكبوا الجعابverb

1.
To overturn quiversclassical
An expression meaning to overturn quivers, possibly implying a loss or scattering of arrows.

جعبهverb

1.
To overturnclassical
To overturn something, to turn it upside down.
2.
To collectclassical
To gather or collect something, especially a small amount.
3.
To strike downclassical
To strike someone and throw them down, to prostrate them.

جعباnoun

1.
Overturningclassical
The act of overturning or prostrating.
2.
Collectionclassical
The act of collecting.

جعبهverb

1.
To overturnclassical
To overturn something, to turn it upside down.

تجعيباnoun

1.
Overturningclassical
The act of overturning or prostrating.

جعبأهverb

1.
To overturnclassical
To overturn something, to turn it upside down.

جعبأةnoun

1.
Overturningclassical
The act of overturning or prostrating.

انجعبverb

1.
To be overturnedclassical
To be overturned, to fall down.

تجعبverb

1.
To be overturnedclassical
To be overturned, to fall down.

تجعبىverb

1.
To be overturnedclassical
To be overturned, to fall down.

جعبnoun

1.
Heap of dungclassical
A small heap, particularly of animal dung.
2.
A little bitclassical
An allusion to a very small amount of something.

الجعبnoun

1.
Area below the navelclassical
The area extending from below the navel to the pubic region.

الجعبيnoun

1.
Red antclassical
A type of red ant.

الجعبىnoun

1.
Anusclassical
The anus and surrounding area, including the bone.
2.
Coccyxclassical
The entire lower back or tailbone region.

الجعباءةnoun

1.
Anusclassical
The anus and surrounding area, including the bone.

الجعباءnoun

1.
Anusclassical
The anus and surrounding area, including the bone.

المجعبadjective

1.
Overthrownclassical
One who is struck down and cannot rise, a fallen person.

الأجعبadjective

1.
Pot-bellied and weakclassical
A man who is pot-bellied, large, and weak in action.

المنجعبadjective

1.
Deadclassical
A dead person.

المتجعبadjective

1.
Deadclassical
A dead person.

الجعبوبadjective

1.
Weak and worthlessclassical
A weak person with no good qualities.
2.
Short and uglyclassical
A short, unattractive person.
3.
Lowly personclassical
A base or ignoble person.

جعابيبnoun

1.
Short and ugly peopleclassical
Plural of Ja'bub, referring to short and ugly individuals.

يتجعبىverb

1.
To crowd togetherclassical
An army or group where some parts ride on or press against others.

الجعباءnoun

1.
Large sacrumclassical
A large sacrum or the area around it.

Parallel reading

الجعبة: كنانة النشاب، ج جعاب

The J'abah: a quiver for arrows, plural Ja'ab.

وقد فرق بعض اللغويين الفقهاء اللسان فقالوا: الجعبة للنشاب، والكنانة للنبل

Some linguists and scholars of language have differentiated, saying: the J'abah is for arrows, and the Kananah is for arrows (in general).

وقد تطلق الجعبة على أكبر أواني الشرب

And the J'abah may be used for the largest drinking vessels.

فانتزع طلقا من جعبته

So he pulled out an arrow from his quiver.

الجعبة: المستديرة الواسعة التي على فمها طبق من فوقها

The J'abah: is the round, wide one that has a lid on top.

والوفضة: أصغر منها، وأعلاها وأسفلها مستو

And the Wafdah is smaller than it, and its top and bottom are even.

وأما الجعبة ففي أعلاها اتساع وفي أسفلها تبنيق ويفرج أعلاها لئلا ينتكث ريش السهام، لاءنها تكب في الجعبة كبا فظباتها في أسفلها، ويفلطح أعلاها من قبل الريش، وكلاهما من شقيقتين من خشب.

As for the J'abah, it is wide at its top and tapered at its bottom, and its top is widened so that the feathers of the arrows do not get disheveled, because they are placed upside down in the J'abah, so their shafts are at the bottom, and its top is flattened near the feathers, and both are made from two halves of wood.

وجعبها: صنعها

And Ja'aba-ha: means to make it (the quiver).

والجعاب: صانعها أي الجعاب

And al-Ja'ab: means its maker, i.e., the maker of the quivers.

والجعابة: صناعته أي الجعاب بالتشديد

And al-Ja'abah: means its craft, i.e., the craft of making quivers (with shaddah).

تقول: نكبوا الجعاب وسكبوا النشاب

You say: They overturned the quivers and poured out the arrows.

ومعه جعبة فيها بناب الموت

And with him was a quiver containing the sting of death.

وهو جعاب حسن الجعابة

And he is a quiver-maker of good craftsmanship.

وجعب لي فأحسن

And he made a quiver for me, and he did it well.

وجعبه: قلبه

And Ja'aba-hu: means to overturn it.

وجعبه: جمعه

And Ja'aba-hu: means to collect it.

ضربته فجعبه

I struck him, and he fell down.

ضربته فجعبه وجعفه إذا صرعه وضرب به الأرض

I struck him and Ja'aba-hu and Ja'afa-hu, meaning I prostrated him and struck him to the ground.

كجعبه بالتثقيل تجعيبا

Like Ja'aba-hu (with emphasis) Taj'iban.

وجعبأه جعبأة

And Ja'aba-'a-hu Ja'bah.

فانجعب وتجعب وتجعبى

So he was overturned, and he became overturned, and he became overturned.

وجعب

A heap (of dung).

من البعر تقول العرب: والله لا أعطيه جعبا، إذا أومؤوا إلى الشيء اليسير

From dung. The Arabs say: By God, I will not give him a J'ab, when they allude to a very small thing.

والجعب: ما اندال أي خرج من تحت السرة إلى القحقح

And al-Ju'b: is what emerges from below the navel to the pubic region.

والجعبي: ضرب من النمل

And al-Ja'abiyy: is a type of ant.

هو نمل أحمر

It is red ants.

الجعبى: الاست

Al-Ju'ba: the anus.

ونحو ذلك أي ليشمل العظم المحيط به، كذا فسره الجوهري، وفسره بالعجز كله أيضا

And the like, meaning to include the surrounding bone, as Al-Jawhari interpreted it, and he also interpreted it as the entire lower back.

كالجعباءة

Like al-Ju'ba'ah.

والمجعب: الصريع الذي يصرع ولا يصرع

And al-Muja''ab: the one who is struck down and cannot rise.

والأجعب: الرجل البطين الضخم الضعيف العمل

And al-Aj'ab: the pot-bellied, large, weak in action man.

والمنجعب: الميت

And al-Munjab: the dead.

والجعبوب: الضعيف الذي لا خير فيه

And al-Ja'bub: the weak one in whom there is no good.

أو الجعبوب: النذل

Or al-Ja'bub: the scoundrel.

أو هو مثل دعبوب وجعسوس: القصير الدميم

Or it is like Da'bub and Ja'asus: the short, ugly one.

لا مقرفين ولا سود جعابيب

Neither ignoble nor black, short, ugly ones.

وقيل: هو الدنىء من الرجال

And it was said: it is the base of men.

جيش يتجعبى

An army that crowds together.

يركب بعضه بعضا

Some of it riding on some of it.

والجعباء: الضخمعة الكبيرة

And al-Ju'ba': the large sacrum.