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غدب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a fleshy growth or swelling, often on the neck or throat area. It also extends to describe a person who is coarse, rough, and heavily muscled, possibly due to such physical characteristics.

Derived headwords

الغَدْبَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Fleshy growthclassical

    A thick piece of flesh, similar to a gland, that can appear on the throat area of a human or other creature.

غَدِبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Coarse and muscularclassical

    Describing a person who is coarse, rough, and heavily muscled.

غَدْبَاءُname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun, possibly a place name, mentioned in poetry.

Parallel reading

الغدبة بالضم
Al-ghadbah (with dammah)
هي لحمة غليظ شبيهة بالغدة تكون في لهازم الإنسان وغيره
It is a thick piece of flesh, similar to a gland, that can be on the throat area of a human or other creature.
رجل غدب كعتل
A man ghadeb (like 'atel') - meaning coarse and heavily muscled.
وهو الجافي الغليظ الكثير العضل
And he is coarse, rough, and very muscular.
وغدباء كصحراء
And Ghadbaa' (like Sahraa')
ظلت بغدباء بيوم ذي وهج
I remained in Ghadbaa' on a day of intense heat.