عطب

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of damage, destruction, or impairment, particularly for living beings or valuable goods. It extends to softness and gentleness, especially in fibers, and can also denote intense anger or a severe calamity.

Derived headwords

العَطَبnoun

1.
cottonclassical
Refers to cotton, often in its raw or processed state.
2.
softness, gentlenessclassical
The quality of being soft and gentle, applicable to cotton or wool.
3.
destruction, ruinclassical
The state of being destroyed, ruined, or perished, often used for livestock or goods.
4.
calamity, disasterclassical
A great misfortune or disaster, a perilous situation.

ليس في العطب زكاة — There is no zakat (obligatory charity) on cotton.

العَطُوبnoun

1.
softness, gentlenessclassical
The quality of being soft and gentle, similar to 'al-'atab' when referring to cotton or wool.

عَطِبَverb

1.
to become softclassical
To become soft and gentle, used in reference to cotton, wool, or even animals like sheep.
2.
to be damaged, perishclassical
To be damaged, broken, or perish, often used for animals like camels or horses, or for crops.
3.
to become enragedclassical
To become extremely angry.

أَعْطَبَverb

1.
to cause to perish, destroyclassical
To cause something or someone to be destroyed or ruined.

المَعاطِبnoun

1.
perilous places, dangersclassical
Places of destruction or ruin; perilous situations or dangers.

وما كاد يقع فيه من المعاطب — and what he almost fell into of perils.

المُعْطِبnoun

1.
needy, poorclassical
Someone who is in need or poor.

العَطَبَةnoun

1.
piece of cotton or woolclassical
A piece or tuft of cotton or wool.
2.
tinder, rag for fireclassical
A piece of cloth used to catch fire, like tinder.

نارا من الحرب لا بالمرخ ثقبها قدح الأكف ولم تنفخ بها العطب — a fire from war, its ignition was not by rubbing the palms, nor was it fanned by tinder.

اعتطبverb

1.
to catch fireclassical
To take fire into a piece of tinder or cloth.

أجد ريح عط 2 ة — I smell the scent of burning tinder.

العَوْطَبnoun

1.
calamity, disasterclassical
A great misfortune or disaster.
2.
deep part of the seaclassical
The deepest part of the sea, or the calm area between waves.

عَطَّبَverb

1.
to treat a drinkclassical
To treat a drink to improve its smell or taste.
2.
for vines to budclassical
For grapevines to show their buds or shoots.

عطب الشراب تعطيبا — The drink was treated.

عَطَبًاnoun

1.
softness, gentlenessclassical
The state of being soft or gentle.

عَطُوبًاnoun

1.
softness, gentlenessclassical
The state of being soft or gentle.

مُعَطَّبadjective

1.
treated (drink)classical
Describing a drink that has been treated to improve its aroma or flavor.

من رحيق معطب — from a treated nectar.

Parallel reading

العطب بالضم وبضمتين: القطن

Al-'atab (with dammah or two dammahs) means cotton.

مثل عسر وعسر

like 'usr and 'usr.

ليس في العطب زكاة

There is no zakat on cotton.

كأنه في ذرى عمائمهم موضع من منادف العطب

As if on the peaks of their turbans was a place of fine cotton.

والعطب بالفتح من القطن والصوف: لينه ونعومته، كالعطوب بالضم

And al-'atab (with fatha) from cotton and wool: its softness and gentleness, like al-'atub (with dammah).

يقال: عطب كنصر يعطب عطبا وعطوبا: لان

It is said: 'ataba (like naṣara) ya'ṭibu 'aṭaban wa 'uṭūban: to become soft.

وهذا الكبش أعطب من هذا، أي ألين

And this ram is more 'a'ṭab (softer) than this one, meaning softer.

عطب البعير والفرس: انكسر

The camel and the horse became damaged: they broke down.

وأعطبه غيره إذا أهلكه

And another caused it to be destroyed if he ruined it.

والمعاطب: المهالك، واحدها معطب

And al-ma'āṭib: the places of destruction, its singular is ma'ṭab.

وفي الحديث ذكر عطب الهدي، وهو هلاكه

And in the hadith, the destruction of the sacrificial animal is mentioned, which is its perishing.

فنرى أن نهي النبي صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم عن المزارعة إنما كان لهذه الشروط، لأنها مجهولة لا يدرى أتسلم أم تعطب

So we think that the prohibition of sharecropping by the Prophet, peace be upon him, was due to these conditions, because they are unknown, and it is not known whether they will be safe or perish.

عطب عليه: غضب أشد الغضب

He became enraged with him: he became extremely angry.

والعطبة بالضم: قطعة من قطن أو صوف

And al-'aṭabah (with dammah): a piece of cotton or wool.

وخرقة تؤخذ بها النار

And a rag with which fire is caught.

نارا من الحرب لا بالمرخ ثقبها قدح الأكف ولم تنفخ بها العطب

A fire from war, its ignition was not by rubbing the palms, nor was it fanned by tinder.

واعتطب بها، أخذ النار فيها

And he caught fire in it, meaning he took fire into it.

ويقال: أجد ريح عط 2 ة أي قطنة أو خرقة محترقة

And it is said: 'I smell the scent of 'aṭah, meaning a burning cotton ball or rag.

والعوطب كجوهر: الداهية

And al-'awṭab (like jawhar): the calamity.

والعوطب: لجة البحر

And al-'awṭab: the deep sea.

هما من العطب

They are from the root 'aṭaba.

العوطب: أعمق موضع في البحر، أو المطمئن بين الموجتين

Al-'awṭab: the deepest place in the sea, or the calm area between the two waves.

والمعطب كمحسن: المقتر

And al-mu'ṭib (like muḥsin): the needy.

والتعطيب: علاج الشراب ليطيب ريحه

And al-ta'ṭīb: treating a drink to improve its smell.

عطب الشراب تعطيبا

The drink was treated (ta'ṭīban).

إذا أرسلت كف الوليد عصامه يمج سلافا من رحيق معطب

When the child's hand released its binding, he spat out wine from a treated nectar.

والتعطيب: في الكرم: بدو أي ظهور زمعاته

And al-ta'ṭīb: in grapevines: budding, meaning the appearance of their shoots.

لا تنس ما نقم الله من حاطب، وما كاد يقع فيه من المعاطب

Do not forget what Allah resented from Ḥāṭib, and what perils he almost fell into.

رب أكلة من رطب، كانت سببا في عطب

Perhaps a mouthful of dates led to ruin.