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سعبر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to abundance, particularly of water, and by extension, to things that are plentiful or cheap. It also describes a process of sifting or removing impurities from food or grain.

Derived headwords

السعبرnoun
  1. 1.
    wellclassical

    A well that is abundant with water.

سعبرadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantboth

    Describing water or other liquids as being plentiful and abundant.

  2. 2.
    cheapclassical

    Describing prices as being very low or inexpensive.

سعبراadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantboth

    Describing water or other liquids as being plentiful and abundant.

  2. 2.
    cheapclassical

    Describing prices as being very low or inexpensive.

سعبرةnoun
  1. 1.
    wellclassical

    A well that is abundant with water.

السعابرnoun
  1. 1.
    impuritiesclassical

    The unwanted elements, such as weeds or debris, that are removed from food or grain.

سعابرnoun
  1. 1.
    impuritiesclassical

    The unwanted elements, such as weeds or debris, that are removed from food or grain.

كعابرهverb
  1. 1.
    to sift outclassical

    To remove impurities or unwanted parts from food or grain.

Parallel reading

السعبر (والسعبرة: البئر الكثيرة الماء)
Al-sa'bar (and al-sa'bara: the well abundant with water)
أعددت للورد إذا ما هجرا غربا ثجوجا وقليبا سعبرا
I prepared for the watering when it was heavily rained upon, a flowing stream and an abundant well.
ماء سعبر: كثير
Abundant water: plentiful.
وكذالك نبيذ سعبر
And likewise abundant wine.
ما تشتهي يا أبا فراس؟
What do you desire, O Abu Firas?
قال: شواء رشراشا، ونبيذا سعبرا، وغناء يفتق السمع
He said: Roasted meat dripping with fat, abundant wine, and singing that captivates the hearing.
والسعبر: الكثير
And al-sa'bar: plentiful.
وسعر سعبر: رخيص
And a cheap price: inexpensive.
أين تريد؟
Where are you going?
قال: أريد اليمامة، قال: تجد بها نبيذا خضرما، وسعرا سعبرا.
He said: I want to go to Al-Yamamah. He said: You will find there potent wine and cheap prices.
وسعابر الطعام
And the impurities of food.
هو كل ما يخرج منه من زؤان ونحوه فيرمى به
It is everything that comes out of it, like darnel and the like, which is then discarded.
السعابر: حب ينبت في البر يفسده، فينقى منه
Al-sa'abir: seeds that grow in the wild which spoil it, so they are removed from it.