شهبر

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of largeness, robustness, and maturity, particularly in relation to animals and people. It also encompasses the act of bursting into tears and describes individuals with large heads or elderly women with remaining strength.

Derived headwords

اشهابverb

1.
to become robustclassical
To become strong and robust, particularly used in reference to a camel.

شهبرverb

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to burst into tearsclassical
To begin to cry intensely, to sob or wail.

شهبرadjective

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large-headedclassical
Describing a person, specifically a man, as having a large head.

شهبرةnoun

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elderly woman with strengthclassical
An old woman who still possesses some remaining strength and vigor.

شهربةnoun

1.
elderly woman with strengthclassical
An old woman who still possesses some remaining strength and vigor.

شيهبورnoun

1.
elderly woman with strengthclassical
An old woman who still possesses some remaining strength and vigor.

شنهبرةnoun

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elderly woman with strengthclassical
An old woman who still possesses some remaining strength and vigor.

شهبرadjective

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old and robustclassical
Describing an old man who is still robust and strong.

شهربadjective

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old and robustclassical
Describing an old man who is still robust and strong.

شهابرnoun

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large-headed peopleclassical
A plural form referring to people with large heads.

شهابرnoun

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robust camelsclassical
A plural form referring to strong and robust camels.

شهابراadjective

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robust (herbs)classical
Describing herbs as robust or strong, implying good quality or growth.

الشهبرnoun

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large-headed personclassical
A person, specifically a man, characterized by a large head.

مشهبرadjective

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large-headedclassical
Describing a person whose head is large, possibly split or unusually shaped.

عصام بن شهبرname

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chamberlain of Nu'manclassical
The name of a specific individual who served as the chamberlain (hajib) for Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir, a king of the Arabs.

Parallel reading

شهبر دبر البعير

The camel's hindquarters were robust.

والصواب وبر البعير، بالواو: اشهاب

And the correct reading is 'wabr al-ba'ir' (camel's hair/fur), with the letter waw: 'ashhab' (became robust).

شهبر لكذا: أجهش للبكاء

He burst into tears for such-and-such a reason.

ورجل شهبر، كجعفر: ضخم الرأس

And a man 'shahbar', like 'ja'far': large-headed.

وامرأة شهبرة وشهربة وشهبور، وشنهبرة، بالنون زائدة: مسنة وفيها بقية قوة

And a woman 'shahbarah', 'shahbarabah', 'shahbur', and 'shanhabarah', with an added nun: elderly and possessing remaining strength.

لا تتزوجن شهبرة ولا نهبرة

Do not marry an old woman who is past her prime ('shahbarah') or one who is completely feeble ('nahbarah').

وشيخ شهبر وشهرب

And an old man 'shahbar' and 'shahbar'.

رب عجوز من نمير شهبره علمتها الإنقاض بعد القرقره

Perhaps an old woman from Namir, robust, whom I taught to break things after they had already cracked.

وجمع الشهابر

And the collection of 'al-shahabir' (large-headed people/robust camels).

جمعت منهم عشبا شهابرا

I gathered from them robust herbs.

والشهبر، كجعفر: الضخم الرأس

And 'al-shahbar', like 'ja'far': the large-headed one.

ورجل مشهبر الرأس: كبيره مفطوحه

And a man 'mashhabbar' of head: his head is large and split.

عصام بن شهبر: حاجب النعمان بن المنذر

Issam ibn Shahbar: the chamberlain of Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir.

نفس عصام سودت عصاما وعلمته الكر والإقداما

The very essence of 'Issam' made 'Issam' noble and taught him to charge and advance.