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رعبلب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a woman who is affectionate and gentle with her husband. It also has a secondary meaning related to tearing or ripping things apart, with a discussion about the potential extra letter 'b'.

Derived headwords

الرعبليبnoun
  1. 1.
    affectionate womanclassical

    A woman who is gentle and affectionate towards her husband.

  2. 2.
    one who tearsclassical

    One who tears apart whatever they can, whether it be clothes or other things.

رعبلتverb
  1. 1.
    to tearclassical

    To tear or rip something, such as skin or clothing.

Parallel reading

هي (المرأة الملاطفة لزوجها، وأنشد للكميت يصف ذئبا: يراني في اللمام له صديقا وشادنة العسابر رعبليب
She is (the woman who is affectionate to her husband, and Al-Kumait recited, describing a wolf: He sees me in the distance as a friend, and the young hyena is affectionate.)
شادنة العسابر: أولادها
The young hyena: her offspring.
الرعبليب: هو (الذي يمزق ما قدر عليه) من الثياب وغيرها
The Ra'balib: is (he who tears apart what he can) of clothes and other things.
من رعبلت الجلد إذا مزقته
From 'ra'balta' the skin if you tore it.