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زءبر

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the fine, soft, raised nap or pile on fabrics, especially new ones or luxurious materials like silk. It extends to describe the growth of hair, particularly in animals, and metaphorically refers to taking something in its entirety.

Derived headwords

الزِّئْبِرnoun
  1. 1.
    nap, pileboth

    The fine, raised surface fibers on a fabric, such as velvet or silk, especially when new.

  2. 2.
    fluff, downboth

    The soft, fine hair or down that grows on something, like the fur of a cat.

زَأْبَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to have napboth

    A fabric becomes covered with its nap or pile.

زَأْبَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to bring out napboth

    To cause a fabric to develop its nap or pile.

مُزَأْبِرadjective
  1. 1.
    having napboth

    Describing a fabric that has developed its nap or pile.

  2. 2.
    having hair/furboth

    Describing a person or animal that has grown hair or fur.

مُزَأْبَرadjective
  1. 1.
    having napboth

    Describing a fabric that has developed its nap or pile.

  2. 2.
    having hair/furboth

    Describing a person or animal that has grown hair or fur.

ازْئِبِرَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    growing hair/furboth

    The process of hair or fur becoming abundant and thick, especially referring to a cat's fur.

الزُّؤْبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    nap, pileboth

    The fine, raised surface fibers on a fabric, such as velvet or silk, especially when new.

  2. 2.
    fluff, downboth

    The soft, fine hair or down that grows on something, like the fur of a cat.

الزُّوبرnoun
  1. 1.
    nap, pileboth

    The fine, raised surface fibers on a fabric, such as velvet or silk, especially when new.

  2. 2.
    fluff, downboth

    The soft, fine hair or down that grows on something, like the fur of a cat.

مُزَيِّبِرadjective
  1. 1.
    having napclassical

    Describing a fabric that has developed its nap or pile.

مُزَوْبِرadjective
  1. 1.
    having napclassical

    Describing a fabric that has developed its nap or pile.

بِزِئْبِرِهِprepositional phrase
  1. 1.
    with all of itboth

    To take or grasp something completely, in its entirety.

بِزُغْبَرِهِprepositional phrase
  1. 1.
    with all of itboth

    To take or grasp something completely, in its entirety.

بِزَبَرِهِprepositional phrase
  1. 1.
    with all of itboth

    To take or grasp something completely, in its entirety.

بِزُوبَرِهِprepositional phrase
  1. 1.
    with all of itboth

    To take or grasp something completely, in its entirety.

Parallel reading

الزِّئْبِر، كضِئْبِلٍ، أي بكسر الأول والثالث
The za'bir, like di'bil, meaning with kasra on the first and third letters.
وقد تضم الباء، وهاذه عن ابن جني
And the ba' may be given damma, and this is from Ibn Jinni.
ما يظهر من درز الثوب
What appears from the seam of the garment.
هو ما يعلو الثوب الجديد مثل ما يعلو الخز
It is what covers the new garment like what covers silk.
زئبر الثوب وزغبره
The nap of the garment and its fluff.
الزئبر بضم الباء: زئبر الخز القطيفة والثوب ونحوه
The za'bir with damma on the ba': the nap of silk, velvet, and similar garments.
ومننه اشتق ازبئرار الهر، إذا وفى شعره وكثر
And from it is derived 'izbi'rar al-hirr', when its fur becomes abundant and plentiful.
كالزوبر، كجوهر
Like az-zubr, as in jawhar.
والزؤبر، كقنفذ، مهموزا
And az-zu'bar, as in qunfudh, with hamza.
وقد زأبر الثوب: صار له زئبر
And the garment became za'bar: it developed nap.
وزأبره: أخرج زئبره، فهو مزأبر ومزأبر
And he za'bar-ed it: he brought out its nap, so it is muz'abir and muz'abar.
أخذه بزأبره، أي أجمع
He took it biz'abirih, meaning completely.
أي بجميعه، وكذالك بزغبره وبزبره وبزوبر
Meaning with all of it, and likewise bizaghbarih, bizabarih, and bizubarih.
كساء مزيبر ومزوبر، لغتان في مزأبر ومزأبر
A garment that is muzaybir and muzawbir, two variants for muz'abir and muz'abar.