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كعدب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something of poor quality or a weak, insignificant thing. It also extends to describe natural phenomena like water bubbles or spiderwebs.

Derived headwords

الكَعْدَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Wretchclassical

    A base or ignoble man, considered of poor quality.

الكَعْدَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wretchclassical

    A base or ignoble man, considered of poor quality.

  2. 2.
    Water bubblesclassical

    The small bubbles that form on water, especially from rainwater.

  3. 3.
    Spiderwebclassical

    A spider's web.

الكُعْدُبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Heartclassical

    The heart, or the core of something.

  2. 2.
    Belovedclassical

    A beloved person, a darling.

الجَعْدَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Water bubblesclassical

    The small bubbles that form on water, especially from rainwater.

  2. 2.
    Spiderwebclassical

    A spider's web.

Parallel reading

الكعدب، والكعدبة كلاهما: الفسل بالفتح: الرديء من الرجال
Al-Ka'dab and Al-Ka'dabah, both, with the fath on the 'kaf', mean the base one: the bad (man).
والكعدبة، بالضم: الحجاة، والحبابة
And Al-Ku'dubah, with the dammah, means the heart, and the beloved.
لقد رأيتك بالعراق، وإن أمرك كحق الكهول، أو كالكعدبة
I saw you in Iraq, and your affair was like the prime of old men, or like Al-Ka'dabah.
ويروى: الجعدبة
And it is narrated: Al-Ja'dabah.
قال: وهي نفاخات الماء التي تكون من ماء المطر
He said: And it is the bubbles of water that are from rainwater.
وقيل: بيت العنكبوت
And it is said: A spider's web.
وعن أبي عمر و: يقال لبيت العنكبوت: الكعدبة، والجعدبة
And from Abu 'Amr: It is said for a spider's web: Al-Ka'dabah, and Al-Ja'dabah.