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عزلب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be very obscure, with its primary meaning debated among classical lexicographers. It is tentatively linked to the concept of marriage, though this is not definitively established.

Derived headwords

العَزْلَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Marriageclassical

    A term used as a euphemism or metaphor for marriage.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو النكاح، قال: ولا أحقه.
And Ibn Duraid said: It is marriage, he said: And I do not confirm it.
وقرأت في تهذيب الأفعال لابن القطاع ما نصه: العزلبة: كناية عن النكاح.
And I read in Tahdhib al-Af'al by Ibn al-Qatta' what he stated: Al-'azlabah: is a metaphor for marriage.