ع ض ب ر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe things that are large, robust, and strong. It is applied to physical objects like rocks and tools, as well as animals, particularly in their powerful or formidable state.

Derived headwords

العضوبرnoun

1.
large, huge, greatboth
Describing something as large, immense, and great in size.
2.
large rockclassical
A large rock used for breaking other rocks.
3.
male jackalclassical
The male of the jackal (female is عضوبرة).

عضوبرةnoun

1.
female jackalclassical
The female of the jackal.

العضبارةnoun

1.
millstoneclassical
The stone of a mill (millstone).
2.
stone for bleaching clothclassical
A rock upon which fullers bleach cloth.

عضبرverb

1.
become like a lionclassical
When a dog becomes like a lion, implying fierceness and strength.

عضبرةnoun

1.
fierceness, lion-like natureclassical
The state of being fierce or lion-like, as attributed to a dog.

Parallel reading

وهو الضخم الجسيم العظيم

And it is the large, immense, great one.

والعضوبر: صخرة عظيمة تكسر بها الصخور

And al-'udhubar: a large rock by which rocks are broken.

والعضوبر: ذكر الذئبة، وهي، أي الأنثى، عضوبرة

And al-'udhubar: the male of the she-wolf; and she, meaning the female, is 'udhubarah.

والعضبارة، بالكسر: حجر الرحى

And al-'idhbarah, with kasr: the millstone.

وصخرة يقصر القصار الثوب عليها

And a rock upon which the fuller bleaches the garment.

وعضبر الكلب عضبرة: استأسد

And the dog became 'adbara a 'adbarah: it became lion-like.

وهو الغليظ الشديد

And it is the thick, strong one.

فلعله يكون العضوبر مأخوذا منه

So perhaps al-'udhubar is derived from it.