ردب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts related to pathways, measurements, and structures. It encompasses terms for dead-end roads, large measuring units, channels for water, and building materials like bricks.

Derived headwords

الرَّدْبnoun

1.
Dead-end roadclassical
A road or path that does not lead to an exit or thoroughfare.

الإِرْدَبّnoun

1.
Egyptian dry measureclassical
A large unit of dry measure used by the people of Egypt, equivalent to a specific number of sa's or munas.
2.
Large measureclassical
A large measuring unit, particularly associated with Egypt.

ازْدَرَبَverb

1.
To measure by the irdebclassical
To measure something using the irdeb, a known measure in Egypt.

القِنْقَلnoun

1.
Half an irdebclassical
A unit of measure equivalent to half of an irdeb.

الإِرْدَبَّةnoun

1.
Water channelclassical
A channel through which water flows on the surface of the earth.
2.
Wide ceramic drainclassical
A wide drain made of pottery, likened to the irdeb measure.
3.
Large brickclassical
A large brick, also referred to as 'ajur'.

التَّرَدُّبnoun

1.
Affectionclassical
A feeling of tenderness, affection, or endearment.
2.
Gentlenessclassical
A quality of being gentle, soft, or delicate.

Parallel reading

الردب: الطريق الذي لا ينفذ

Al-radb: the road that does not lead anywhere.

الإردب كقرشب: مكيال ضخم لأهل مصر

Al-irdabb (like qursab): a large measure for the people of Egypt.

ازردب بالكسر: كيل معروف بمصر

Izdaraba (with kasra): a known measure in Egypt.

أو يضم أربعة وعشرين صاعا بصاع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Or it contains twenty-four sa's by the sa' of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

والقنقل: نصف الإردب

And al-qinqal: half an irdeb.

الإردب: القناة التي يجري فيها الماء على وجه الأرض

Al-irdabb: the channel in which water flows on the face of the earth.

من المجاز: الإردبة بها هي البالوعة الواسعة من الخزف

And from the figurative: Al-irdabbah (with haa'): is the wide ceramic drain.

الإردب: القرميدة

Al-irdabb: the tile.

وهو الآجر الكبير

And it is the large brick.

والتردب: الرئمان بالكسر أي التحنن

And al-taraddub: al-ri'maan (with kasra), meaning affection.

واللطافة

And gentleness.

منعت العراق درهمها وقفيزها، ومنعت مصر إردبها

Iraq withheld its dirham and its qafiz, and Egypt withheld its irdeb.

والقمح سبعون إردبا بدينار

And wheat is seventy irdebs for a dinar.