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عبث

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root 'abatha' (عبث) primarily relates to playful or idle actions, often involving manipulation or mixing. It extends to concepts of uselessness, confusion, and mixed origins, as well as specific food preparations and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

عَبَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to play idlyboth

    To engage in playful or idle activity, often involving manipulation of something without a serious purpose.

  2. 2.
    to mixclassical

    To blend or stir things together, specifically referring to the preparation of certain food items.

  3. 3.
    to prepare foodclassical

    To prepare a specific dish called 'abitha', often involving processed cheese or other ingredients.

  4. 4.
    to dry in the sunclassical

    To expose something, like cheese, to the sun to dry or process it.

عَبَثًاnoun
  1. 1.
    playfulnessboth

    The act of playing idly or engaging in frivolous activity.

  2. 2.
    futilityboth

    Something that is useless or lacks significant benefit or purpose.

عَابِثadjective
  1. 1.
    playfulboth

    One who plays idly or engages in frivolous activity.

  2. 2.
    meddlerboth

    One who interferes in matters that do not concern them.

عَبِيثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mixed groupboth

    A mixed group of people not from the same lineage, gathered from various places.

  2. 2.
    prepared foodclassical

    A type of food, often made from cheese or a mixture of grains, prepared in a specific way.

  3. 3.
    mixed livestockclassical

    A flock or herd of animals that have mixed together.

العَبِيثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    prepared cheeseclassical

    A type of cheese that has been processed or mixed with other ingredients.

  2. 2.
    mixed grainsclassical

    A mixture of wheat and barley.

العَبِيثadjective
  1. 1.
    much-meddlingclassical

    A man who engages in much idle activity or meddling.

العَبِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    fragrant plantclassical

    A type of fragrant herb or plant.

العَوْبَثnoun
  1. 1.
    valleyclassical

    A geographical location, specifically a valley or a place.

عوبَثانname
  1. 1.
    male given nameclassical

    A male given name, referring to specific individuals in historical genealogies.

عَبِيثَةadjective
  1. 1.
    mixed lineageclassical

    Describing someone whose lineage is mixed or not of a single origin.

العَبْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a single instanceclassical

    A single occurrence or instance of playing idly or meddling.

العَوْبَثَانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    made of specific ingredientsclassical

    Referring to a mixture of flour, ghee, and dates, often mixed with milk.

Parallel reading

لعب بما لا يعنيه
He played with what did not concern him.
العبث: ما لا فائدة فيه يعتد بها
Abath: that which has no significant benefit.
أنه عبث في منامه أي حرك يديه كالدافع أو الآخذ
He fidgeted in his sleep, meaning he moved his hands as if pushing or taking.
عبث كضرب يعبث عبثا: خلط
Abatha (as in Daraba) yaba'thu 'abathan: to mix.
اتخذ العبيثة، وهي أقط معالج
He prepared 'abitha', which is processed cheese.
عبثت المرأة أقطها، إذا فرغته على المشر (اليابس) ليحمل يابسه رطبه
The woman prepared her cheese by pouring the liquid part onto the dry part to absorb its moisture.
وطاحت الألبان والعبائث
And the milk and the prepared foods were lost.
العبثة طعام يطبخ وفيه جراد
'Abitha is a food cooked with locusts.
عبث الأقط يعبثه عبثا: حففه في الشمس
He dried the cheese in the sun.
عبثه: خلطه بالسمن، وهي العبيثة والعبيث
He mixed it with ghee, and this is 'abitha' and 'abith'.
العبيثة أيضا: الأقط يدق مع التمر، فتؤكل وتشرب
'Abitha is also cheese pounded with dates, eaten and drunk.
جاء بعبيثة في وعائه، وهي البر والشعير يخلطان معا
He brought 'abitha' in his container, which is wheat and barley mixed together.
عبيثة الناس: أخلاطهم ليسوا من أب واحد
The 'abitha' of people: their mixtures, not being from one father.
إن فلانا لفي عبيثة من الناس ولويثة من الناس
Indeed, so-and-so is among a mixed group of people and a scattered group of people.
العبيث: الرجل الكثير العبث
Al-'abith: the man of much idle activity.
العبيث: المصل في لغة، وهو ريحان
Al-'abith: whey in a dialect, and it is a fragrant plant.
العوبث: شعب
Al-'awbath: a valley.
أسرى وقتلى في غثاء المغتثي بشعب تنبوك وشعب العوبث
Travelers and slain in the dust of the trampled in the valley of Tanbuk and the valley of Al-'awbath.
وهو عبيثة، (أي) مؤتشب، في نسبه خلط
And he is 'abitha', meaning mixed, his lineage is confused.
العبثة بالتسكين: المرة الواحدة
Al-'abthah (with sukun): a single time.
والعبيثة: الغنم المختلطة
And 'abitha: mixed sheep.
مررنا على غنم بني فلان عبيثة واحدة، أي اختلط بعضها ببعض
We passed by the sheep of so-and-so's family, a single mixed flock, meaning some of them were mixed with others.
إذا ما الخصيف العوبثاني ساءنا تركناه واخترنا السديف المسرهدا
When the 'awbathani' milk displeased us, we left it and chose the thick, curdled milk.