روب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the process of milk curdling and becoming thick, often in preparation for churning butter. It extends metaphorically to concepts of stagnation, confusion, and the ripeness or readiness of something, including a person's state or a situation.

Derived headwords

رابَ اللبنُverb

1.
milk curdledboth
The milk became thick and curdled, reaching a state of ripeness.

يَرُوبُverb

1.
curdlesboth
Present tense of the verb indicating milk becoming curdled or ripe.

رَوْباًnoun

1.
curdlingclassical
The act or process of milk curdling.

رُؤُوباًnoun

1.
curdlingclassical
The act or process of milk curdling.

رَائِبadjective

1.
curdled milkboth
Milk that has curdled and become thick, often ready for churning.
2.
churnedclassical
Refers to milk that has been churned and its butter extracted.

شَوْبnoun

1.
mixed honeyclassical
Honey that has been mixed with something else.
2.
mixtureclassical
A general term for a mixture or adulteration.

رَوَّبَهُverb

1.
made it curdleboth
To cause milk to curdle or become thick.

أَرَابَهُverb

1.
made it curdleboth
To cause milk to curdle or become thick.

مُرَوِّبadjective

1.
container for curdlingclassical
An earthenware pot or waterskin in which milk is placed to curdle.

رُوبَةnoun

1.
starter for curdlingboth
A starter or leaven added to milk to make it curdle.
2.
remaining milkclassical
The remaining milk after butter has been churned out.
3.
semenclassical
The semen of a stallion or bull, or its accumulation in the mare's womb.
4.
needboth
A need, requirement, or necessity.
5.
sustenanceboth
The means of living, sustenance, or provision.
6.
essenceclassical
The core or essence of a matter.
7.
piececlassical
A piece or portion, especially of the night.
8.
piece of meatclassical
A piece or chunk of meat.
9.
trapclassical
A device used to flush out prey from its burrow.
10.
povertyclassical
Poverty or destitution.
11.
treeclassical
A type of tree, possibly the hawthorn.
12.
lazinessclassical
Laziness, sluggishness, or torpor, often from overconsumption.
13.
fertile landclassical
A fertile and abundant piece of land with vegetation.
14.
remaining milkclassical
The remaining milk after butter has been churned out.
15.
intellectclassical
A person's intellect or good sense.
16.
churned milkclassical
Milk that contains butter.
17.
skimmed milkclassical
Milk from which the butter has been removed.
18.
repairclassical
The act of repairing or mending.
19.
settlementclassical
A place of settlement or residence.
20.
dregsclassical
The sediment or dregs found at the bottom of a liquid.
21.
remaining strengthclassical
The remaining strength or vigor of a horse after a race.

رُوبَةname

1.
townclassical
A town located near Simangan in Balkh.

رُوبَىname

1.
villageclassical
A village in Baghdad, part of the Dujayl region.

تَرْوِيبnoun

1.
fatigueclassical
The act of causing fatigue or exhaustion.

رَابَverb

1.
was confusedclassical
To be confused, bewildered, or mentally sluggish.
2.
felt sluggishclassical
To feel physically sluggish or heavy, especially from sleep or fullness.
3.
woke up groggyclassical
To wake up feeling heavy-bodied and mentally unclear.
4.
was drunk from sleepclassical
To be in a state of stupor as if drunk, due to sleep.
5.
became wearyclassical
To become weary or tired.
6.
liedclassical
To lie or speak falsely.
7.
mind was mixedclassical
To have one's mind, opinion, or affairs become confused or disordered.
8.
repairedclassical
To repair or mend something.
9.
became calmclassical
To become calm or settled.
10.
was suspectedclassical
To be suspected or accused.
11.
his end was nearclassical
His demise or destruction was imminent.

رَائِبadjective

1.
confusedclassical
Confused, mixed up, or mentally sluggish.

أَرْوَبadjective

1.
confusedclassical
Confused, mixed up, or mentally sluggish.

رُوبَانadjective

1.
confusedclassical
Confused, mixed up, or mentally sluggish.

رُوبَىnoun

1.
confused peopleclassical
A collective noun for people who are confused, sluggish, or overwhelmed.

رُويْبَةname

1.
patronymicclassical
A patronymic name derived from a progenitor.

Parallel reading

راب اللبن يروب روبا ورؤوبا: خثر

Milk curdled, it curdles, curdling and curdling: it became thick.

ولبن روب ورائب، أو هو ما يمخض ويخرج زبده

And milk is curdled and curdled, or it is what is churned and its butter is extracted.

ما عندي شوب ولا روب

I have neither mixture nor curdled milk.

لا شوب ولا روب

No mixture and no curdled milk.

هو يشوب ويروب

He mixes and curdles.

روبه وأرابه: جعله رائبا

He made it curdle and made it curdle: he made it curdled.

إذا خثر اللبن فهو الرائب، فلا يزال اسمه حتى ينزع زبده

If the milk curdles, it is the curdled milk, and its name remains until its butter is removed.

سقاك أبو ماعز رائبا ومن لك بالرائب الخاثر

Abu Ma'iz gave you curdled milk, and who can give you the thick curdled milk?

الترويب: أن تعمد إلى اللبن إذا جعلته في السقاء فتقلبه ليدركه المخض، ثم تمخضه ولم يرب حسنا

Al-Tarwib: is to intend to take the milk when you put it in the waterskin, turn it so that it reaches the churning stage, then churn it, and it did not curdle well.

المروب كمنبر: الإناء أو السقاء الذي يروب فيه اللبن

Al-Murawwib (like minbar): the pot or waterskin in which milk curdles.

أهون مظلوم سقاء مروب

The most easily wronged is a curdled milk waterskin.

الروبة: خميرة تلقى في اللبن من الحامض ليروب

Al-Ru'bah: a starter thrown into the milk from the sour one so that it curdles.

روبة الفرس ماؤه في جمامه

The ru'bah of a horse is its water in its pool.

وما يقوم فلان بروبة أهله أي بشأنهم وصلاحهم

And so-and-so manages his family's needs, meaning their affairs and their well-being.

ما يقوم بروبة أمره أي بجماع أمره

He manages the essence of his affair, meaning the core of his affair.

ومنه روبة بن العجاج فيمن لا يهمز

And from it is Rubah bin Al-Ajjaj for those who do not use hamza.

الروبة: الفقر

Al-Ru'bah: poverty.

الروبة: الكسل من كثرة شرب اللبن والتواني

Al-Ru'bah: laziness from drinking too much milk and sluggishness.

شب شوبا لك روبته

May your mixture be mixed for you.

وهو يحدثني، وأنا إذ ذاك غلام ليست لي روبة

And he was telling me, and I was then a boy with no sense.

والروبة: المشارة، وهي الساقية

And al-ru'bah: al-musharah, which is the irrigation channel.

والجمع روب، كذا في (لسان العرب)

And the plural is ru'b, as in (Lisan al-Arab).

إن كان في الرحل كسر ورقع فاسم تلك الرقعة روبة

If there is a break in the saddle and it is patched, the name of that patch is ru'bah.

أتجعلون في النبيذ الدردي؟ قيل: وما الدردي؟ قال: الروبة

Do you put dregs in the nabidh? It was said: And what are the dregs? He said: The ru'bah.

راب الرجل يروب روبا ورؤوبا: تحير وفترت نفسه من شبع أو نعاس

A man was confused, he becomes confused, confusion and confusion: he was bewildered and his soul grew weak from fullness or drowsiness.

أو قام من النوم خاثر البدن والنفس

Or he got up from sleep with a heavy body and soul.

رجل رائب! وأروب وروبان

A confused man! And confused and very confused.

رأيت فلانا رائبا أي مختلطا خاثرا

I saw so-and-so confused, meaning mixed and heavy.

فأما تميم تميم بن مر فألفاهم القوم روبى نياما

As for Tamim bin Mar, the people found them confused and sleeping.

راب الرجل وروب: أعيا

A man was confused and confused: he became weary.

راب الرجل: كذب

A man was confused: he lied.

راب: إذا أصلح

Rab: if he repaired.

راب: سكن

Rab: he settled.

راب اتهم

Rab: he was suspected.

راب دمه يروب روبا أي حان هلاكه

His blood curdled, it curdles, curdling, meaning his end was near.

روب: ة ببلخ قرب سمنجان

Rub: a town in Balkh near Simangan.

روبى: ة ببغداد من قرى دجيل

Rubah: a town in Baghdad from the villages of Dujayl.

الترويب كالروب الإعياء

Al-Tarwib (like al-rub): fatigue.

روبت مطية فلان إذا أعيت

So-and-so's mount became fatigued when it grew weary.

هذا راب كذا أي قدره

This is the ru'b of such-and-such, meaning its measure.