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وسب

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to vegetation and growth, specifically the abundance and drying of plants. It also extends to meanings of dirtiness, a structural component in wells, and a descriptive term for animals with abundant wool. Finally, it denotes a specific location and a type of date.

Derived headwords

الوَسْبnoun
  1. 1.
    vegetationboth

    Abundant plant growth, especially grass.

وَسَبَتِ الأَرْضُverb
  1. 1.
    the land grew vegetationboth

    The land became abundant with vegetation, particularly grass.

تَسِبُverb
  1. 1.
    it grows vegetationboth

    The land is growing abundant vegetation, particularly grass.

وَسَبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance of grassboth

    The state of having abundant grass, both green and dry.

أَوْسَبَتْverb
  1. 1.
    it grew abundant vegetationclassical

    The land grew abundant vegetation, both green and dry (quadrilateral form).

الوَسَبnoun
  1. 1.
    well reinforcementclassical

    A piece of wood placed at the bottom of a well if its soil is prone to collapsing, to prevent it from caving in.

وَسُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    reinforcementsclassical

    Plural of وسَب, referring to the wooden reinforcements used in wells.

الوَسَبnoun
  1. 1.
    dirtinessclassical

    Dirt or filth.

وَسِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dirtyclassical

    To be dirty or filthy.

وَسَبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    dirtinessclassical

    The state of being dirty or filthy.

مُوَسَّبadjective
  1. 1.
    woollyclassical

    Having abundant wool, used to describe a sheep. It is an analogy to land with abundant vegetation.

المِيسَابnoun
  1. 1.
    date clusterclassical

    A cluster of ripe, moist dates.

وَسْبَىname
  1. 1.
    a water sourceclassical

    A specific water source belonging to the Banu Sulaym tribe, located in the vicinity of Ablah.

Parallel reading

الوَسْبُ، بالكسر: النبات
Al-wasb, with kasra: vegetation.
يقال: وَسَبَتِ الأَرْضُ، تَسِبُ
It is said: The land grew vegetation, it grows vegetation.
وَسَبًا: كَثُرَ عُشْبُهَا وَيَبِسُهَا
Wasban: its grass became abundant, both green and dry.
كَأَوْسَبَتْ، رباعيا
Like awsbata, in the quadrilateral form.
الوَسَبُ، بالفتح: خشب يجعل في أسفل البئر إذا كان ترابها منهالا
Al-wasab, with fatha: wood is placed at the bottom of the well if its soil is prone to collapsing.
فيمنعه منه
Preventing it (the soil) from collapsing.
ويسميه أهل مصر: الخنزيرة
The people of Egypt call it: Al-khinzirah.
ج وسوب بالضم
Plural: wusub, with damma.
عن ابن الأعرابي: الوسب، بالتحريك: الوسخ
From Ibn Al-A'rabi: Al-wasab, with haraka: dirtiness.
وقد وسب، كفرح، وسبا؛ ووكب وكبا؛ وحشن حشنا، بمعنى واحد
And he was dirty, like faraha, wasaban; and wakaba wakaba; and hasuna hasuna, meaning one.
وكبش موسب، كموسر: إذا كان كثير الصوف
And a musib sheep, like musir: if it has abundant wool.
وهو على التشبيه بالأرض الكثيرة العشب
And this is by analogy to land with abundant vegetation.
والميساب، كميزان: المجزَع من الرطب
And Al-misab, like mizaan: a cluster of ripe dates.
ووسبى، كسكرى: ماء لبني سليم في لحف أبلى
And Wasba, like sukra: a water source of Banu Sulaym in the vicinity of Ablah.
وهو مرتجل
And it is an improvised name.