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شءب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes a forceful, continuous, or intense outpouring or surge. This applies to natural phenomena like rain and heat, as well as abstract concepts like the intensity of pursuit or the initial appearance of beauty.

Derived headwords

الشُّؤْبُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    downpour of rainboth

    A heavy, continuous downpour of rain, sometimes specifically mentioned as including hail.

  2. 2.
    surge of pursuitclassical

    The intense and forceful surge of an enemy's pursuit.

  3. 3.
    intensity of a surgeboth

    The intensity of a surge or a forceful push.

  4. 4.
    first sign of beautyclassical

    The initial appearance of beauty, particularly in the eyes of a beholder.

  5. 5.
    intense heatboth

    The intense heat of the sun, especially as it first appears.

شَآبِيبُnoun
  1. 1.
    downpoursboth

    The plural of شُؤْبُوب, referring to multiple downpours or surges.

  2. 2.
    threads of resinclassical

    Threads or strands of resin that remain, often seen hanging between trees and the ground.

شَآبِيبُ الوَجْهِnoun
  1. 1.
    beauty of the faceclassical

    The initial and attractive signs of beauty appearing on a person's face.

شُؤْبُوبُ صَمْغٍnoun
  1. 1.
    threads of resinclassical

    Strands or threads of resin, particularly those that flow and remain.

Parallel reading

الشؤبوب: الدفعة من المطر
The shao'boob: a downpour of rain.
أو لا يقال للمطر شؤبوب إلا وفيه برد
Or rain is not called shao'boob unless it contains hail.
وشؤبوب العدو مثله
And the surge of an enemy's pursuit is similar.
تمريه النوب درر أهاضيبه ودفع شآبيبه
The Nubians' camels make its humps shine like pearls, and its surges are repelled.
الشؤبوب: المطر يصيب المكان ويخطيء الآخر
The shao'boob: rain that strikes one place and misses another.
الشؤبوب: حد كل شيء
The shao'boob: the sharpness or edge of everything.
شؤبوبه: شدة دفعته
Its shao'boob: the intensity of its surge.
إذا ما انتحاهن شؤبوبه رأيت لجاعرتيه غضونا
When its surge approached them, you would see its flanks wrinkling.
الشؤبوب: أول ما يظهر من الحسن في عين الناظر
The shao'boob: the first appearance of beauty in the eye of the beholder.
يقال للجارية إنها لحسنة شآبيب الوجه
It is said of a young woman that she has beautiful signs of facial beauty.
الشؤبوب: شدة حر الشمس. وطريقتها إذا طلعت
The shao'boob: the intensity of the sun's heat. And its manner when it rises.
ما سال من المغفر فبقي شبه الخيوط بين الشجر والأرض
What flowed from the helmet and remained like threads between the trees and the ground.
يقال: له شآبيب الصمغ
It is said: he has threads of resin.
كأن سيلع مرغه الملعلع شؤبوب صمغ طلحه لم يقطع
As if the flowing resin, smeared by the wind, was like unsevered threads of acacia gum.