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عظب

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sticking to something, being persistent, and enduring hardship. It also extends to physical descriptions like being stout or having a certain build, and can refer to large locusts.

Derived headwords

عَظَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to move its rumpclassical

    Said of a bird, meaning it moved its rump quickly.

  2. 2.
    to stick toclassical

    To adhere to something persistently and patiently.

  3. 3.
    to remain onclassical

    To stay with or remain in charge of one's property.

  4. 4.
    to become dryclassical

    Said of skin, meaning it became dry.

  5. 5.
    to become callousedclassical

    Said of a hand, meaning it became rough and calloused from work.

  6. 6.
    to become fat

    To gain weight and become stout.

عَظْبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stickingclassical

    The act of sticking to something persistently and patiently.

  2. 2.
    remainingclassical

    The act of remaining with or in charge of one's property.

عُظُوبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stickingclassical

    The act of sticking to something persistently and patiently.

  2. 2.
    remainingclassical

    The act of remaining with or in charge of one's property.

عَاظِبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    persistentclassical

    One who sticks to something patiently and endures it.

  2. 2.
    remainingclassical

    One who remains with or in charge of their property.

  3. 3.
    one who has arrivedclassical

    One who has arrived at a place, particularly in a desert.

عَظُوبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    patientclassical

    One who is patient and endures hardship, especially in the face of misfortune.

  2. 2.
    fatclassical

    A stout or fat person.

تَعْظِيبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    procrastinationclassical

    The act of delaying or putting something off.

عَظِيبُ الْخَلْقِadjective
  1. 1.
    well-builtclassical

    Having a good physical form and appearance.

عَظِيمَةُ الْخَلْقِadjective
  1. 1.
    well-builtclassical

    Having a good physical form and appearance.

عَظِيبُ الْخُلُقِadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-formedclassical

    Having a bad or unpleasant physical form or appearance.

الْعُنْظُبُnoun
  1. 1.
    large locustclassical

    A large locust, or specifically the male of it.

عُنْظَابٌnoun
  1. 1.
    large locustclassical

    A large locust, or specifically the male of it.

عُنْظُوبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    large locustclassical

    A large locust, or specifically the male of it.

عُنْظُبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    large locustclassical

    A large locust, or specifically the male of it.

عُنْظَبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    large locustclassical

    A large locust, or specifically the male of it.

عُنْظَبَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    large locustclassical

    A large locust, or specifically the male of it.

الْمُعَظِّبُadjective
  1. 1.
    accustomedclassical

    One who is accustomed to caring for a flock or managing camels, and is strong in it.

  2. 2.
    persistent in workclassical

    One who is persistent in any craft or work.

Parallel reading

أي (حرك زمكاه) ، بكسر الزاي والميم وفتح الكاف المشددة مقصورا، أصل الذنب، (بسرعة
Meaning (it moved its rump), with kasra on the zay and mim, and fatha on the shadda'd kaf, the base of the tail, (quickly).
حظب على الشيء وعظب (عليه) يعظب (عظبا وعظوبا: لزمه وصبر عليه)
He stuck to a thing and 'azaba (upon it) ya'zubu ('azban and 'uzuban: he stuck to it and was patient with it).
وإنه لحسن العظوب على المصيبة، إذا نزلت به، يعني أنه حسن التصبر جميل العزاء.
And indeed he is good at enduring misfortune when it befalls him, meaning he is good at being patient and beautiful in consolation.
عظب فلان (على ماله: أقام عليه) وهو عاظب: إذا كان قائما عليه، وقد حسن عظوبه عليه.
So-and-so remained (on his property: he stayed with it), and he is 'aazib: if he is staying with it, and his remaining on it has become good.
عظب (جلده) إذا (يبس و) عظبت (يده) إذا (غلظت على العمل.
His (skin) became 'azib if it (dried up), and his (hand) became 'azibat if it (thickened from work).
عظب (كفرح) يعظب إذا (سمن).
'azaba (like faraha) ya'zubu if he (became fat).
العظوب: السمين، عن ابن الأعرابي.
Al-'uzub: the fat one, from Ibn al-A'rabi.
كنت العام عظبا وعاظبا وعذبا وشطفا وصاملا وشذبا
I was this year 'azban, 'aaziban, 'adhban, shatfan, saamilan, and shadhban.
(العظب والعاظب) وما بعدهما: (النازل) الفلاة و (مواضع اليبس.
('Al-'azb and al-'aazib) and what follows them: (the one descending) into the desert and (places of dryness).
والتعظيب: التسويف
And al-ta'zib: procrastination.
عظبه عن بغيته إذا سوفه عنها.
He procrastinated him from his desire if he delayed him from it.
رجل (عظيب الخلق) بفتح الخاء المعجمة وسكون اللام، أي الذات والصورة الظاهرة (كإردب) أي بالكسر فسكون ففتح فتشديد: (عظيمه.
A man ('azib al-khalq) with fatha on the khā', sukun on the lām, meaning the form and outward appearance (like 'irdab) meaning with kasra, sukun, fatha, and shadda: ('azimah).
عظيب (الخلق) بالضم: (سيئه.
'azib (al-khalq) with damma: (his bad one).
والعنظب كقنفذ وجندب) أي بفتح الثالث وهو لغة، (و) عنظاب مثل (قنطار) عن اللحياني) وقسطاس، و) عنظوب مثل (زنبور) كله: (الجراد الضخم أو الذكر) منه، والأنثى عنظوبة، والجمع عناظب.
And al-'unzub like qunfudh and jundub, meaning with fatha on the third letter, which is a variant, and 'unzaab like qinṭār (from al-Lihyani) and qisṭās, and 'unzub like zunbūr, all of them: (the large locust or the male) of it, and the female is 'unzubah, and the plural is 'anaazib.
هو الذكر (الأصفر منه) أي الجراد (كالعنظبان) بضم الأول والثالث.
It is the male (the yellow one of it), meaning the locust (like al-'unzubān) with damma on the first and third.
هو ذكر الجراد
It is the male locust.
والعنظابة والعنظباء) وهما الجراد الضخم.
And al-'unzaabah and al-'unzaabaa', and they are the large locusts.
وعنظبة، كقنفذة: ع
And 'unzubah, like qunfudhah: a place name.
المعظب المعود للرعية والقيام على الإبل الملازم لعمله القوي عليه.
Al-mu'azzab: one accustomed to caring for the flock and managing camels, persistent in his work and strong in it.
وقيل: الملازم لكل صنعة.
And it was said: persistent in every craft.