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سبدح

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a state of hunger or lack of food, specifically referring to a condition of having little to eat. It is used in a classical Arabic proverb to describe a situation of scarcity.

Derived headwords

السَّبَادِحnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcity of foodclassical

    A state of having little food or being in a condition of scarcity. It is a plural form.

سَبَدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be scarce of foodclassical

    To experience a lack of food or to be in a state of hunger due to scarcity.

Parallel reading

على وزن مساجد
on the pattern of masajid
يستعمل في قلة الطعام
it is used for scarcity of food
أصبحنا سبادح ولصبياننا عجاعج
We woke up in a state of food scarcity, and our children were crying loudly.
جمع عجعجة، وهو رفع الصوت
plural of 'aj'aj, which is raising the voice
من الغرث محركة، وهو الجوع
from al-gharth, which is hunger
تطبيق ما بعده من الكلام ما ذكرنا من معناه لا يخلو عن تأويل وتكلف
Applying what follows of the speech to what we mentioned of its meaning is not devoid of interpretation and effort.