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طرعب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something that is tall and ugly. It is noted as being omitted by major lexicographers, with its primary definition coming from Ibn Duraid.

Derived headwords

الطَّرْعَبُnoun
  1. 1.
    tall, ugly personclassical

    A person who is characterized by being both tall and unattractive in appearance.

طَويلٌ قَبيحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tall and uglyclassical

    Describing someone or something as being excessively tall and unattractive.

الطُّولُnoun
  1. 1.
    tallnessboth

    The quality or state of being tall; height.

Parallel reading

الطرعب كجعفر
Al-Tar'ab, like Ja'far (referring to the pattern of the word).
أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو (الطويل القبيح)
And Ibn Duraid said: It is (the tall, the ugly).
في (الطول)
In (the tallness).