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لبد

Root entry · 51 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of sticking, adhering, remaining in place, and being dense or compacted. It extends to meanings of staying put, being immobile, and also describes things that are dense, like matted hair or wool, or a dense gathering of people. Figuratively, it can refer to being steadfast or immobile in one's home or situation.

Derived headwords

لَبَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to stay in a placeboth

    To remain in a location, to settle in a place and not leave.

  2. 2.
    to stick or adhereboth

    To cling to something or become attached to it.

لَبَدَ بالمكانverb
  1. 1.
    to settle in a placeboth

    To reside in a place and remain there, becoming settled.

لَبَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to stick togetherboth

    Used for hair or wool that becomes matted and sticks together.

لَبَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to crouch or settle on the groundclassical

    Said of a bird that settles down on the ground.

لُبُوداًnoun
  1. 1.
    staying in a placeboth

    The act of remaining in a place and settling there.

لُبْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sticking or adheringboth

    The act of sticking to something or becoming attached.

أَلْبَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to stayboth

    To make someone or something remain in a place.

  2. 2.
    to stick toboth

    To adhere to a place or thing.

أَلْبَدَ بالأرضverb
  1. 1.
    to remain in a placeboth

    To stay firmly in a place, to be steadfast in one's location.

أَلْبَدَ البعيرverb
  1. 1.
    to strike hindquarters with tailclassical

    When a camel strikes its hindquarters with its tail, often accompanied by defecation or urination.

أَلْبَدَ رأسهverb
  1. 1.
    to lower one's headclassical

    To bow or lower one's head, especially when entering a place.

أَلْبَدَ بصر المخصليverb
  1. 1.
    to fix gaze on place of prostrationclassical

    To keep one's gaze fixed on the spot where one prostrates during prayer.

أَلْبَدَ الشيء بالشيءverb
  1. 1.
    to stick something to somethingboth

    To adhere or attach one thing firmly to another.

أَلْبَدَت الإبلverb
  1. 1.
    camels grew new coatsclassical

    Camels shedding their old coats and growing new, healthy ones, indicating they are ready for fattening.

تَلَبَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to become mattedboth

    Used for hair, wool, or fur becoming dense, tangled, and sticking together.

  2. 2.
    to settle on the groundclassical

    Said of a bird that settles down and stays close to the ground.

تَلَبَّدَ الشعرverb
  1. 1.
    hair became mattedboth

    Hair becoming dense, tangled, and sticking together.

تَلَبَّدَ الصوفverb
  1. 1.
    wool became mattedboth

    Wool becoming dense, tangled, and sticking together.

تَلَبَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to stick or adhereboth

    To become attached or stuck to something.

لَبَدnoun
  1. 1.
    matted hair or woolboth

    Dense, tangled, and compacted hair or wool.

  2. 2.
    a dense gatheringclassical

    A large, compacted group of people or things.

لَبَدnoun
  1. 1.
    immobile personclassical

    A person who does not travel or leave their home, someone sedentary.

لَبَدnoun
  1. 1.
    name of an eagleclassical

    The name of one of the eagles of Luqman, associated with longevity.

لَبَدnoun
  1. 1.
    matter or affairclassical

    An issue, a matter, or an affair.

لَبَدnoun
  1. 1.
    mat or carpetclassical

    A known type of mat or carpet.

لَبَدnoun
  1. 1.
    padding under saddleclassical

    The padding or lining placed beneath a saddle.

لَبَدnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a town in the lands of Hudhayl.

لَبَدnoun
  1. 1.
    wool (with movement)classical

    Wool that is moving or agitated, often used in the expression 'no sabad nor labad'.

لَبَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    matted hairboth

    A mass of dense, matted hair, especially on the mane of a lion.

  2. 2.
    dense gatheringclassical

    A dense collection or group of people.

  3. 3.
    paddingclassical

    A piece of padding, especially for a garment.

  4. 4.
    inside of thighclassical

    The inner part of the thigh.

  5. 5.
    locustclassical

    A locust, possibly due to its tendency to gather in swarms.

  6. 6.
    patch for shirtclassical

    A patch used to repair the chest or collar of a shirt.

  7. 7.
    place nameclassical

    A city located between Barqah and Ifriqiyah.

لَبَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    matted hair of a lionboth

    The thick, matted hair on the mane and between the shoulders of a lion.

لَبَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    white fluff of plantsclassical

    The white, fluffy material that falls from plants like Salian and Tarifah, gathering at their bases.

لَبَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    patch for a garmentclassical

    A piece of cloth used to patch or reinforce a garment, particularly the chest or collar.

لُبْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    matted woolboth

    A piece of matted wool.

أَلْبَادnoun
  1. 1.
    matted wool piecesboth

    Plural of 'labdah', referring to pieces of matted wool.

لُبُودnoun
  1. 1.
    matted wool piecesboth

    Plural of 'labdah', referring to pieces of matted wool.

لِبَادnoun
  1. 1.
    felt or matted materialboth

    A material made of felt or matted fibers, often used for padding or clothing.

لَبَدِيnoun
  1. 1.
    matted woolboth

    Referring to something made of matted wool.

لَبَدِيnoun
  1. 1.
    dense gathering of peopleclassical

    A dense, compacted group of people, like a swarm.

لَبَّادnoun
  1. 1.
    felt makerclassical

    A craftsman who makes felt or matted materials.

لَبَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to mat woolclassical

    To process wool by wetting and pressing it to make it dense and matted.

تَلْبِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    matting of woolboth

    The process of making wool dense and matted.

  2. 2.
    patching a garmentclassical

    The act of patching or mending a garment.

  3. 3.
    applying something to hairclassical

    Applying a substance like gum to the hair to keep it matted, especially during pilgrimage.

إِلْبَادnoun
  1. 1.
    patching a garmentclassical

    The act of patching or mending a garment.

مُلَبَّدadjective
  1. 1.
    mattedboth

    Describing hair, wool, or fabric that is dense, tangled, and stuck together.

مُلَبَّدadjective
  1. 1.
    compactedclassical

    Describing something that is densely packed or gathered together.

مُلَبَّدadjective
  1. 1.
    patchedclassical

    Describing a garment that has been patched or mended.

لَبَدِيadjective
  1. 1.
    related to matted woolboth

    Pertaining to felt or matted wool.

لَبَدِيadjective
  1. 1.
    dense or crowdedclassical

    Describing people who are gathered densely together.

لَبِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    small saddle bagclassical

    A small bag or pouch, often placed under a saddle.

لَبِيدname
  1. 1.
    name of poetsclassical

    The name of several prominent poets, including Labid ibn Rabi'ah.

لَبِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird, possibly similar to a quail.

أَبُو لَبِيدname
  1. 1.
    name of a poetclassical

    The name of a poet from Persia.

أَبُو لَبِيدname
  1. 1.
    name of a hadith narratorclassical

    The name of a hadith narrator (Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik al-Tayalisi).

لَبَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to mat woolclassical

    To process wool by wetting and pressing it to make it dense and matted.

لَبِدnoun
  1. 1.
    much wealthclassical

    A large amount of wealth, often used in the phrase 'mālan labadan'.

Parallel reading

أقام به (ولزم) به
He stayed in it (and adhered) to it.
ألبدا بالأرض حتى تفهما
Stay in the land until you understand.
فابن كان ذالك البدوا لبود الراعي على عصاه خلف غنمه لا يذهب بكم السيل
And if that happens, be like the shepherd's steadfastness on his staff behind his sheep, so the flood does not sweep you away.
اللَّبِدُ واللَّبِدُ من الرجال: من لا يسافر ولا يبرح منزله ولا يطلب معاشا
Al-labad and al-labid from men: one who does not travel, does not leave his home, and does not seek a livelihood.
من أمر ذي بدوات لا تزال له بزلاء يعيا بها الجثامة اللبد
From the command of one with persistent ailments that exhaust the sedentary person.
أتى أبد على لبد
He came upon Labad.
خير لقمان بين بقاء سبع بعرات
Luqman was given a choice between remaining for seven she-camels.
أو بقاء سبعة أنسر
Or remaining for seven eagles.
كلما هلك نسر خلف بعده نسر
Whenever an eagle died, another succeeded it.
وكان آخرها لبدا، فلما مات مات لقمان
And the last of them was Labad, and when it died, Luqman died.
أضحت خلاء وأضحى أهلها احتملوا أخنى عليها الذي أخنى على لبد
It became desolate, and its people moved away; what destroyed it is what destroyed Labad.
لبادي البدي لا تطيري
Labadi al-Badi, do not fly.
وهي لا بدة بالأرض أي لاصقة وهو يطيف بها حتى يأخذها
And it is labidah on the ground, meaning sticking, and he circles around it until he catches it.
والملبد: البعير الضارب فخذيه بذنبه فيلزق بهما ثلطه وبعره
And al-mulabbid: the camel that strikes its thighs with its tail, so its dung and excrement stick to them.
وألبد البعير، إذا ضرب بذنبه على عجزه وقد ثلط عليه وبال
And the camel alabbada, if it strikes its hindquarters with its tail after defecating and urinating.
وتلبد الشعر والصوف ونحوه كالوبر كالتبد
And hair, wool, and the like, such as fur, become matted.
تلبد الطائر بالأرض أي جثم عليها
The bird tlabadda on the ground, meaning it settled upon it.
واللبدة بالكسر: شعر مجتمع على زبرة الأسد
And al-labdah (with kasr): collected hair on the mane of a lion.
وهو أمنع من لبدة الأسد
And it is more protective than the lion's mane.
وهو نسال الصليان والطريفة
And it is the fluff of Salian and Tarifah.
ويقال للخرقة التي يرقع بها صدر القميص: اللبدة
And the rag used to patch the chest of a shirt is called al-labdah.
فلان لا يجف لبده، إذا كان يتردد
So-and-so's matter does not dry up, if he is hesitant.
ماله سبد ولا لبد
He has neither hair nor wool.
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
He says, 'I have spent abundant wealth.'
وأنه لما قام عبد الله يدعوه كادوا يكونون عليه لبدا
And when Abdullah stood calling to Him, they almost became a dense mass upon him.
كادوا يكونون عليه لبدا أي مجتمعين بعضهم على بعض
They almost became a dense mass upon him, meaning gathered upon each other.
وإذا رقع الثوب فهو ملبد
And if the garment is patched, it is mulabbad.
أن يجعل المحرم في رأسه شيئا من صمغ ليتلبد شعره
That the pilgrim puts something of gum on his head so that his hair becomes matted.
مال لبد ولا بد ولبد: كثير
Mālan labadan wa lā badana wa labada: abundant.