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صءب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to drinking to fullness, particularly water, and also refers to the eggs of lice and fleas.

Derived headwords

صَئِبَverb
  1. 1.
    drank to fullnessboth

    To drink a lot of water until one is full and satisfied.

صَأَبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    drinking to fullnessboth

    The act of drinking a lot of water until one is full.

مِصْأَبnoun
  1. 1.
    full of drinkboth

    A man who is full from drinking a lot of water.

الصُّؤَابnoun
  1. 1.
    louse/flea eggclassical

    The egg of a louse or a flea.

الصُّؤَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    louse/flea eggclassical

    The egg of a louse or a flea.

Parallel reading

صَئِبَ من الشراب كفرح
He drank to fullness from the drink, like 'faraha'.
صَأَبًا: رَوِيَ وامْتَلأَ وأَكْثَرَ مِنْ شُرْبِ المَاءِ
Drinking to fullness: He was satisfied, full, and drank a lot of water.
فهو رجلٌ مِصْأَبٌ
So he is a man who is full from drinking.
الصُّؤَابُ والصُّؤَابَةُ بالهَمْزِ: بَيْضَةُ القَمْلِ والبُرْغُوثِ
Al-su'ab and al-su'abah, with hamza: the egg of the louse and the flea.