نشب

Root entry · 34 derived lemmas

The root نشب (nashaba) primarily relates to the concept of getting stuck, attached, or entangled. This extends to meanings of lingering, beginning something, and also encompasses terms for wealth, arrows, and specific types of trees or animals.

Derived headwords

نَشِبَverb

1.
to get stuckboth
To become attached or entangled in something, to get caught.
2.
to beginclassical
To start or commence an action or affair.

نَشَبًاnoun

1.
getting stuckclassical
The state or act of being stuck or entangled.
2.
entanglementclassical
A state of being caught or involved in something.

نُشُوبًاnoun

1.
getting stuckclassical
The state or act of being stuck or entangled.

نُشْبَةnoun

1.
entanglementclassical
A state of being caught or involved in something.
2.
a difficult situationclassical
A predicament or troublesome affair.
3.
wealthclassical
Property, possessions, especially fixed assets.
4.
wolfclassical
A name for a wolf, used as a proper noun.
5.
a persistent personclassical
A person who, once involved in something, is hard to disengage from.

أَنْشَبَverb

1.
to cause to get stuckboth
To make something get stuck or entangled.
2.
to cause to lingerclassical
To make someone or something remain or delay.

انْتَشَبَverb

1.
to get stuckboth
To become entangled or caught.
2.
to gatherclassical
To collect or assemble things, like firewood.
3.
to gather foodclassical
To collect and eat food.

نَشَّبَverb

1.
to cause to get stuckclassical
To make something get stuck or entangled.
2.
to cause to lingerclassical
To make someone or something remain or delay.

نَشَّمَverb

1.
to beginclassical
To start or commence an action or affair.

نَشَبَةnoun

1.
a persistent personclassical
A person who, once involved in something, is hard to disengage from.

نَشَّابَةnoun

1.
arrowboth
A single arrow.

النَّشَّابnoun

1.
arrowsboth
A collection of arrows.
2.
arrow makerclassical
One who makes or prepares arrows.
3.
bowstringclassical
The string of a bow.

نَشَّابَةnoun

1.
arrowboth
A single arrow.

قَوْمٌ نَشَّابَةnoun

1.
people who shoot arrowsclassical
A group of people skilled in archery or who shoot arrows.

نَاشِبَةnoun

1.
pulleyclassical
A pulley that does not run or move freely.

النَّاشِبnoun

1.
arrow makerclassical
One who makes or prepares arrows.

النَّشَبnoun

1.
wealthboth
Property, possessions, especially fixed assets like land and houses.
2.
fixed assetsclassical
Immovable property such as buildings and land.
3.
tree for bowsclassical
A type of tree used for making bows.

المَنْشَبَةnoun

1.
wealthclassical
Property, possessions, especially fixed assets.

أَنْسَبَتْverb

1.
to intensifyclassical
Used for wind, meaning it became strong and blew dust.

أَنْشَبَverb

1.
to catch preyclassical
For a hunter or bird of prey, to catch its quarry.

نُشْبَةnoun

1.
wolfclassical
A name for a wolf, used as a proper noun.

نُشْبَةname

1.
a tribal ancestorclassical
The name of an ancestor of the tribe of Qays.

نَشَبِيّadjective

1.
descendant of Nashabaclassical
Relating to or descended from Nashaba.

النُّشْبَةnoun

1.
a persistent personclassical
A person who, once involved in something, is hard to disengage from.

المُنْشَبnoun

1.
a type of thorny plantclassical
A thorny plant that catches or clings.

مَنْشَبُ سُوءnoun

1.
a bad predicamentclassical
A situation from which there is no escape.

بُرْدٌ مُنْشَبadjective

1.
embroidered like arrowsclassical
A garment embroidered with patterns resembling arrows.

انْتَشَبَverb

1.
to clingboth
To become attached or cling to something.

انْتَشَبَverb

1.
to gather firewoodclassical
To collect firewood.

انْتَشَبَverb

1.
to gather foodclassical
To collect and eat food.

نَاشَبَهُverb

1.
to wage warclassical
To engage in conflict or hostility with someone.

تَنَاشَبُواverb

1.
to huddle togetherclassical
To crowd or press together.
2.
to cling to each otherclassical
To become entangled or attached to one another.

نَشَّبَverb

1.
to clingclassical
To become stuck or attached to something.

النَّشَبnoun

1.
bow woodclassical
A type of tree used for making bows.

النَّشَّابnoun

1.
bowstringclassical
The string of a bow.

Parallel reading

نَشِبَ العظمُ فيهِ، كَفَرِحَ، نَشَبًا مُحَرَّكةً، ونُشُوبًا، ونُشْبَةً بالضمِّ فيهما

The bone got stuck in it, like 'faraha', with 'nashaban' (vowelized), and 'nushuban', and 'nushbatan' (with dammah) in both.

وأنشبه، فانتشب، ونشّبه بالتشديد: أعلقه

And 'anshabahu', so it got stuck, and 'nashshabahu' (with shadda): he made it stick.

هم أنشبوا صم القنا في صدورهم

They made the hardened spears stick in their chests.

لم ينشب ورقة أن مات

He did not linger before he died.

ونشب في الشيء: ابتدأ

And 'nashaba fi al-shay': he began.

كنت مدة نشبة بالضم، فصرت اليوم عقبة

I was for a period a 'nashbah' (one who clings), and today I have become an 'aqbah' (one who has moved on).

ناشبة المحال: البكرة محركة

'Nashibat al-muhal': the pulley, vowelized.

والنشاب، بالضم: النبل، الواحدة بهاء

And 'al-nashshab', with dammah: the arrows, the singular is with haa'.

وبالفتح: متخذه، وصانعه

And with fatha: its maker, and its craftsman.

وقوم نشابة، بالفتح والتشديد، وناشبة: يرمون به

And a people 'nashshabah', with fatha and shadda, and 'nashibah': they shoot with it.

والناشب: صاحبه

And 'al-nashib': its owner.

والنشب والنشبة، محركتين، والمنشبة: المال

And 'al-nashab' and 'al-nashabah', both vowelized, and 'al-manshabah': wealth.

لكم نسب، وما لكم نشب، ما أنتم إلا خشب

You have lineage, but you have no wealth; you are nothing but wood.

وأنشبت الريح بمعنى أنسبت بالسين المهملة

And the wind 'anshabat' meaning 'ansabat' (with the unpointed sin).

نشِب الشيء في الشيء نشبا، كما ينشب الصيد في الحبالة

A thing got stuck in another thing with 'nashaban', just as prey gets stuck in a snare.

أنشب الصائد: أعلق، أي علق الصيد بحبالته

'Anshaba al-sa'id': he made it stick, meaning he stuck the prey in his snare.

وإذا المنية أنشبت أظفارها ألفيت كل تميمة لا تنفع

And when death sinks its claws, you will find every amulet useless.

ونشبة، بالضم: اسم الذئب

And 'nushbah', with dammah: the name of the wolf.

وهو نشبة بن غيظ بن مرة بن عوف بن سعد بن ذبيان

And he is Nashabah bin Ghaiz bin Murrah bin Auf bin Sa'd bin Dhubyan.

والنسبة إليه: نشبي، كسلمي

And the attribution to him is 'Nashabi', like 'Salmi'.

الرجل الذي إذا نشب في الأمر وعلق به، لم يكد ينحل عنه

The man who, when he gets stuck in a matter and clings to it, can hardly get free from it.

أتونا بخشو منشب، يأخذ بالحلق

They brought us thorny wood ('manshab'), that catches the throat.

وقع فيما لا مخلص له عنه

He fell into something from which there is no escape for him.

برد منشب، كمعظم: أي موشي على صورة النشاب

A 'munshab' robe, like 'mu'azzam': meaning embroidered in the form of arrows.

وشيه يشبه أفاويق السهام

Its embroidery resembles the tips of arrows.

وانتشب: مطاوع أنشبه، أي اعتلق

And 'intashaba': the passive of 'anshabahu', meaning it clung.

وانتشب الحطب: جمعه

And 'intashaba al-hatab': he gathered the firewood.

وانتشب فلان الطعام: لمه واتخذ منه نشبا

And 'intashaba fulan al-ta'am': he gathered the food and made provisions from it.

وقد ناشبه الحرب: أي نابذه

And he waged war against him ('nashabahu'): meaning he opposed him.

حتى تناشبوا حول رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم

Until they crowded around the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

تعلق بعضهم ببعض

Some of them clung to each other.

ونشّبه الأمر: كلّزمه، زنة ومعنى

And 'nashshabahu al-amr': it stuck to him, same meaning and weight.

والنشب، محركة: شجر للقسي

And 'al-nashab', vowelized: trees for bows.

ما نشبت أفعل كذا: أي ما زلت

I have not stopped doing such-and-such: meaning I am still.

ولم ينشب أن فعل كذا: لم يلبث

And he did not delay before doing so: he did not wait long.

إن الناس نشبوا في قتل عثمان

Indeed, the people became entangled in the killing of Uthman.

فنشب فيه رجل

Then a man got involved with it.

وتنشب في قلبه حبها

And her love became entrenched in his heart.