زبد

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

The root 'zabd' primarily relates to froth, foam, or the best part of something. It extends to concepts of swallowing, taking the essence, and in a figurative sense, haste, anger, and the preparation of materials. It also appears in numerous proper nouns, including names of people, places, and even a horse.

Derived headwords

الزبدnoun

1.
foam, frothboth
The frothy substance that rises to the surface of liquids, especially milk or butter when churned.
2.
essence, best partboth
The purest or most valuable part of something, its choicest portion.
3.
butterboth
A dairy product made from churning milk or cream, often referred to as 'zibda'.

زبدةnoun

1.
butterboth
The churned product of milk or cream, a common food item.
2.
essence, best partboth
The most valuable or purest part of something.

تزبدهverb

1.
swallowed itclassical
To swallow something, likened to swallowing butter, implying a smooth or complete ingestion.
2.
took its essenceboth
To extract or take the best, purest, or most valuable part of something.

متزبدadjective

1.
hasty in swearingclassical
One who swears an oath quickly and perhaps rashly.

الزبيديةname

1.
water basinclassical
A specific water basin located on the route to Mecca.
2.
villageclassical
A village located in the mountains.
3.
neighborhoodclassical
A district or quarter in Baghdad.

زبيدةname

1.
woman's nameboth
A diminutive form, famously the nickname of the wife of Caliph Harun al-Rashid.

زبدname

1.
horse's nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Al-Hufzan bin Shariq.
2.
mother of a concubineclassical
The name of the mother of a slave girl belonging to Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas.

زبد بن سنانname

1.
person's nameclassical
The name of a person, possibly a scholar or notable figure.

الحسن بن محمد بن زبدةname

1.
hadith narratorclassical
A hadith narrator from Qayrawan, known by the kunya Abu Ali.

زبدة بنت الحارثname

1.
woman's nameclassical
The mother of Ali and sister of Bishr al-Hafi.

أزبدverb

1.
became intensely whiteclassical
To become extremely white, used metaphorically for things like wine.

زبدname

1.
village nameclassical
A village in the region of Ifriqiya, on the coast of Mahdia.

زبدانname

1.
place nameclassical
A stopping place or station between Baalbek and Damascus.

الزبدانيname

1.
river nameclassical
A river in Damascus.

زَبادةname

1.
person's nameclassical
The name of a person, Abu Talib Yahya bin Sa'id bin Zabada, a master of composition.

الزبدانيname

1.
person's nameclassical
A person named Wahballah bin Muhammad bin Jarir al-Zabdani.

الزبيديname

1.
person's nameclassical
A hadith narrator, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Al-Ala bin Zayd al-Zubaidi.

الزبديname

1.
person's nameclassical
A person named Al-Shams Ali bin Sulayman bin Al-Zubdi al-Baghdadi, related to food butter.
2.
person's nameclassical
A person named Al-Anjab bin Abi Mansur al-Zubdi.
3.
person's nameclassical
A person named Amin al-Din Muhammad bin Ali bin Yusuf al-Zubdi.

الزبيديةnoun

1.
earthenware dishclassical
A dish made of earthenware or porcelain.

تزبدverb

1.
got angryclassical
To become angry, to the point where froth appears on one's temples.

أزبدverb

1.
froth appearedclassical
For a drink to become frothy or foamy.

نفشتهverb

1.
fluffed it upclassical
To fluff up or tease cotton to prepare it for spinning.

التنفيشnoun

1.
fluffingclassical
The act of fluffing or teasing material, like cotton, to prepare it for spinning.

زبدة العمرphrase

1.
prime of lifeclassical
The best or most valuable part of one's life.

زبدتهverb

1.
hastened it for himclassical
To hasten or expedite something for someone, as if feeding them butter.

يزابدverb

1.
exchanges wordsclassical
To exchange words with someone, to engage in repartee or debate.

مزبدadjective

1.
very whiteclassical
Extremely white, used metaphorically.

الزباديnoun

1.
dishesclassical
The plural of 'zibdiyya', referring to earthenware or porcelain dishes.

Parallel reading

وتزبده ابتلاع الزبدة

And 'tazabbadahu' means to swallow it like butter.

كقولهم: حذها حذ العير الصليانة

Like their saying: 'Hadhdhiha hadhdh al-'ayr al-salayana' (Swallow it like the thorny wild ass).

أو تزبده: أخذ صفوته

Or 'tazabbadahu' means: to take its essence.

وكل ما أخذ خالصه فقد تزبد

And whatever pure part is taken, it has been 'tazabbad'.

وإذا أخذ الرجل صفو الشيء قيل تزبده

And when a man takes the essence of a thing, it is said he 'tazabbadahu'.

تزبد فلان اليمين فهو متزبد، إذا حلف بها وأسرع إليها

So-and-so 'tazabbada' the oath, and he is 'mutazabbid', if he swore by it and hastened to it.

تزبدها حذاء يعلم أنه هو الكاذب الآتي الأمور البجاريا

He swore by it hastily, knowing he was the liar committing grave matters.

الزبد ككتف اسم فرس الحوفزان بن شريك

Al-Zubd (with dammah on the first letter) is the name of the horse of Al-Hufzan bin Shariq.

وزبدة بنت الحارث، بالضم أم علي أخت بشر الحافي

And Zubdah bint Al-Harith (with dammah) is the mother of Ali, the sister of Bishr Al-Hafi.

والحسن بن محمد بن زبدة، بالضم: محدث

And Al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Zubdah (with dammah) is a hadith narrator.

وزبد بن سنان، بالفتح فالسكون

And Zabd bin Sinan (with fathah then sukun).

وزبد بالتحريك: اسم أم ولد سعد بن أبي وقاص

And 'Zabd' (with harakah) is the name of the mother of a slave girl of Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas.

وزبيدة، مصغرا، لقب امرأة الرشيد الخليفة العباسي

And Zubaidah, diminutive, is the nickname of the wife of Al-Rashid, the Abbasid Caliph.

والزبيدية، بالضم: بركة ماء بطريق مكة المشرفة

And Al-Zubaidiyyah (with dammah) is a water basin on the route to noble Mecca.

قد صرح المحض عن الزبد

The pure has become distinct from the froth.

ارتجنت الزبدة إذا اختلطت باللبن، فلم تخلص منه

'Artajant al-zubdah' if it mixed with the milk and did not separate from it.

تزبد الإنسان، إذا غضب وظهر على صماغيه زبدتان

A person 'tazabbada' if he became angry and two froths appeared on his temples.

أزبد الشراب

The drink 'azbada' (became frothy).

زبدت المرأة القطن: نفشته وجودته حتى يصلح لأن تغزله

The woman 'zabdat' the cotton: she fluffed it and improved it until it was suitable for spinning.

وكان لقاؤك زبدة العمر

And your meeting was the prime of life.

وزبدته ضربة أو رمية؛ عجلتها له، كأنى أطعمته بها زبدة

And 'zabadtuhu' a blow or a throw; I hastened it for him, as if I fed him butter with it.

وفلان يزابد فلانا: يقارضه الكلام ويوازره به

And so-and-so 'yuzabidu' so-and-so: he exchanges words with him and supports him with it.

وأزبد الشيء اشتد بياضه

And 'azbada' the thing: its whiteness intensified.

وأبيض مزبد، نحو يقق

And white and frothy, like 'yaqiq'.

وزبيد، كأمير: قرية من بلاد أفريقية بساحل المهدية

And Zubayd, like 'ameer', is a village from the lands of Ifriqiya on the coast of Mahdia.

وزبدان، كعثمان: منزل بين بعلبك ودمشق

And Zubdan, like 'Uthman', is a station between Baalbek and Damascus.

والزبداني، بفتح فسكون: نهر من أنهار دمشق

And Al-Zabdani (with fathah then sukun) is a river of Damascus.

وأبو طالب يحيى بن سعيد بن زبادة، كسحابة: شيخ الإنشاء

And Abu Talib Yahya bin Sa'id bin Zabada, like 'sahaba', was a master of composition.

وهبة الله بن محمد بن جرير الزبداني، محركة، روى عن ابن ملاعب حضورا

Wahballah bin Muhammad bin Jarir Al-Zabdani (with harakah), narrated from Ibn Mula'ib in person.

وإبراهيم بن عبد الله بن العلاء بن زيد الزبيدي، بفتح فسكون: محدث

And Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Al-Ala bin Zayd Al-Zubaidi (with fathah then sukun) is a hadith narrator.

والمنسوب إلى الزبد المأكول: الشمس علي بن سليمان بن الزبدي البغدادي

And the one attributed to edible butter: Al-Shams Ali bin Sulayman bin Al-Zubdi Al-Baghdadi.

والأنجب بن أبي منصور الزبدي، روى عن أبي الحسين بن يوسف

And Al-Anjab bin Abi Mansur Al-Zubdi narrated from Abu Al-Husayn bin Yusuf.

وأمين الدين محمد بن علي بن يوسف الزبدي، روى عنه قطب الدين الحلبي

And Amin al-Din Muhammad bin Ali bin Yusuf Al-Zubdi, Qutb al-Din Al-Halabi narrated from him.

والزبيدية، بالكسر: صحفة من خزف، والجمع. الزبادي

And Al-Zubaydiyyah (with kasrah) is a dish of earthenware, and the plural is Al-Zabadi.