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طحرب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root طحرب (ṭaḥraba) primarily relates to concepts of covering, obscuring, or a patch of something. It extends to describe a piece of cloud, a patch of cloth, or even a covering for the body, often used in negative contexts. It also encompasses meanings related to filling, moving quickly, or passing wind.

Derived headwords

الطَّحْرَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    patch of cloudboth

    A piece or patch of cloud in the sky.

  2. 2.
    patch of clothboth

    A piece or scrap of cloth.

  3. 3.
    coveringclassical

    A covering, especially for the body, often used in the context of lacking any clothing.

  4. 4.
    foam/scumclassical

    Foam or scum, referring to the light, floating matter on a liquid.

طَحْرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to fillclassical

    To fill a waterskin or container.

  2. 2.
    to move quicklyclassical

    To move or run away swiftly, often in flight.

  3. 3.
    to pass windclassical

    To emit wind or gas.

Parallel reading

تدنو الشمس من رءوس الناس ليس على أحد منهم طحربة
The sun draws near to the heads of people, and no one among them has any covering.
ما عليه طحربة
He has no covering (of clothing) on him.
ما في السماء طحربة
There is no patch of cloud in the sky.
سرى في سواد الليل ينزل خلفه: مواكف لم يعكف عليهن طحرب
He traveled in the darkness of the night, descending behind it: encampments that were not frequented by foam.
طحرب القربة: ملأها
To fill the waterskin: to fill it.
طحرب إذا قصع
He moved quickly if he was startled.
طحرب إذا عدا فارا
He moved quickly if he ran away fleeing.
طحرب طحربة إذا فسا
He passed wind with a sound.