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عرتب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes parts of the nose and upper lip, specifically the area below the nose and above the lip, or the tip of the nasal septum. It also relates to the act of being short or stunted.

Derived headwords

العَرْتَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Nose areaclassical

    The area below the nose and above the upper lip, or the soft part of it.

  2. 2.
    Tip of nasal septumclassical

    The tip of the nasal septum, as indicated by an Arab of Banu Asad.

العَرْتَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Nose areaclassical

    Synonym for العَرْتَبَة, referring to the area below the nose and above the upper lip.

عَرْتَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To be shortclassical

    To be short or stunted in stature.

مُعَرْتَبadjective
  1. 1.
    Shortclassical

    Describing someone or something as short or stunted.

Parallel reading

العرتبة الأنف، أو ما لان منه، أو الدائرة تحته في وسط الشفة العليا عند الأنف.
Al-'urtubah is the nose, or what is soft of it, or the circle beneath it in the middle of the upper lip near the nose.
وهي العرتمة، والباء لغة فيها، قاله الأزهري.
And it is al-'urtamah, and the 'ba' is a dialect for it, said Al-Azhari.
أو طرف وترة، محركة.
Or the tip of the nasal septum, with vowel movement.
سألت عنها أعرابيا من بني أسد فوضع إصبعه على طرف وترة أنفه.
I asked an Arab from Banu Asad about it, and he placed his finger on the tip of the septum of his nose.