ءب ش

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of gathering, collecting, and assembling things or people. It extends to acquiring or earning, and also refers to groups of people or mixed collections. Some derived terms also denote specific places or individuals associated with hospitality.

Derived headwords

أَبَشْتُهُ وَهَبَشْتُهُverb

1.
to gather, collectboth
To gather or collect something, similar to the verb 'habasha'.

تَأْبِيشnoun

1.
gathering, collectingclassical
The act of gathering or collecting, intensified to indicate a large quantity.

الأَبَاشَةnoun

1.
group of peopleclassical
A group or gathering of people.
2.
mixed collectionclassical
A mixed collection or assortment of things, implying heterogeneity.

الهَبَاشَةnoun

1.
group of peopleclassical
A group or gathering of people, synonymous with 'al-abashah'.

الأَشَاشَةnoun

1.
group of peopleclassical
A group or gathering of people, synonymous with 'al-abashah' and 'al-habashah'.

أَبَشْتُ كَلَامًاverb

1.
to collect speechclassical
To collect or gather speech or words in a mixed or fragmented manner.

الآبِشnoun

1.
host, providerclassical
One who decorates the courtyard and door of his house with food and drink, implying hospitality.

الأَحْبَشadjective

1.
dark-skinnedboth
Dark-skinned or swarthy, often used to describe people.

أَبَشَّverb

1.
to earn, acquireboth
To earn or acquire wealth or sustenance.

أَبَشَّ لِأَهْلِهِverb

1.
to earn for his familyboth
To earn or acquire sustenance for one's family.

أَبْشًاnoun

1.
earning, acquisitionboth
The act of earning or acquiring sustenance.

تَأَبَّشَ القَوْمُverb

1.
to gather, assembleclassical
The people gathered or assembled together.

تَهَبَّشُواverb

1.
to gather, assembleclassical
They gathered or assembled together, similar to 'ta'abbashu'.

أَبَاشadjective

1.
earning, acquisitiveclassical
A man who is earning or acquiring wealth; acquisitive.

أَبْشَايname

1.
place namemodern
A place name, referring to one of the villages in Lower Egypt.

أَبْشِيشname

1.
place namemodern
A place name, referring to one of the villages in Egypt near the Samannudiyah region.

Parallel reading

هو مثل الهبش، بمعنى الجمع، يقال: أبشته وهبشته، إذا جمعته

It is like 'al-habsh', meaning gathering; it is said: 'I gathered it and I collected it', meaning 'I gathered it'.

كالتأبيش، شدد للكثرة، قاله الصاغاني

Like 'ta'bish', the shadda indicates abundance, according to Al-Saghani.

والأباشة، كثمامة: الجماعة من الناس، كالهباشة والأشاشة

And 'al-abashah', like 'thamamah': a group of people, like 'al-habashah' and 'al-ashashah'.

ما عنده إلا أباشة، أي أخلاط

He has nothing but 'abashah', meaning mixed things.

وأبشت كلاما تأبيشا: أخذته أخلاطا، كهبشت

And I collected speech 'ta'bishan': I took it in a mixed way, like 'habashtu'.

والآبش: الذي يزين فناء الرجل وباب داره بطعامه وشرابه

And 'al-abish': the one who adorns a man's courtyard and the door of his house with his food and drink.

رجل أباش، كشداد: مكتسب

A man 'abash', like 'shaddad': one who earns.

وقد أبش لأهله يأبش أبشا: كسب

And he earned for his family 'ya'bashu' 'abshan': he acquired.

ويقال: تأبش القوم، وتهبشوا، إذا تجيشوا وتجمعوا

And it is said: 'the people gathered' ('ta'abbashu'), and 'they gathered' ('tahabbashu'), if they became numerous and assembled.

وأبشاي بالفتح: من قرى الصعيد الأدنى

And 'Abshay' with the fatha: from the villages of Lower Egypt.

وأبشيش: من قرى مصر من ناحية السمنودية

And 'Absheesh': from the villages of Egypt in the Samannudiyah region.