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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of mixture, scattering, and the appearance of something small or scattered. It extends to describe blemishes on nails, skin conditions, mixed or inferior people, dispersed plants, and rapid movement. It also encompasses specific geographical names and tribal affiliations.

Derived headwords

الْوَبَشُnoun
  1. 1.
    blemish on nailboth

    A white blemish that appears on the fingernail, particularly common in children.

  2. 2.
    speckled skinclassical

    Speckled patches from scabies that spread on a camel's skin.

وُوبِشَverb
  1. 1.
    to have blemishesboth

    To develop the white blemishes (al-wabash) on the nails.

ووبشت أظفاره — His nails developed blemishes.
وَبِشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be speckledclassical

    To be speckled with scabies, referring to the skin of a camel.

الْأَوْبَاشُnoun
  1. 1.
    rabbleboth

    The mixed multitude of people, especially the lower classes or riff-raff.

  2. 2.
    scattered plantsboth

    Dispersed and varied types of trees or plants, often implying scarcity.

وَبَشٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mixed peopleboth

    A term for dispersed and varied people, similar to 'awbash'.

ووبشname
  1. 1.
    Banu Wabashboth

    A tribe or clan name, such as Banu Wabash bin Zayd bin Adwan.

وابشname
  1. 1.
    Wabishboth

    A name of a person, often appearing in tribal lineages like Wabish bin Dahmah.

أَوْبَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to hurryclassical

    To move quickly or hasten.

  2. 2.
    to grow mixed vegetationclassical

    For the land to grow mixed or scattered vegetation, or to have its vegetation become mixed.

أوبشت: أسرعت — Aubashta: to hasten.
أوبشت الأرض: أنبتت، أو اختلط نباتها — The land grew vegetation, or its vegetation became mixed.
تَوْبِيشًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stirring of embersclassical

    The movement of embers when fanned by wind, causing them to glow.

  2. 2.
    clinging to somethingclassical

    To cling to or become involved in something from various directions.

  3. 3.
    gathering forcesclassical

    To gather diverse groups or forces for war.

وبش الجمر توبيشا: تحركت له الريح، فظهر بصيصه — The embers stirred (tubeeshan): the wind moved them, and their glow appeared.
وبش القوم في أمر كذا توبيشا: إذا تعلقوا به من كل مكان — The people became involved in such a matter (tubeeshan): if they clung to it from all directions.
وبش للحرب توبيشا، إذا جمع جموعا من قبائل شتى — To prepare for war (tubeeshan), if one gathers forces from various tribes.
وَبَشٌnoun
  1. 1.
    inferior speechclassical

    Bad or inferior quality of speech.

أَوْبَشُ الثَّنَايَاadjective
  1. 1.
    prominent teethclassical

    Describing someone whose front teeth are prominent or visible.

وابشيname
  1. 1.
    Banu Wabshiboth

    A clan name, such as Banu Wabshi.

بنو وابشي قد هوينا جماعكم — O Banu Wabshi, we have desired your gathering.
أَوْبَشَ الرَّجُلُverb
  1. 1.
    to adorn courtyardclassical

    To adorn or beautify one's courtyard with food and drink, implying hospitality.

وابشname
  1. 1.
    Wabish (valley/mountain)both

    A geographical name for a valley or mountain located between Wadi al-Qura and the Levant.

Parallel reading

النمنم الأبيض يكون على الظفر
The white speckle that is on the nail.
البياض الذي يكون على أظفار الأحداث
The whiteness that is on the nails of young people.
هو الوبش والكدب والنمنم
It is al-wabash, al-kadab, and al-namnam.
ووبشت أظفاره
And his nails developed blemishes.
صار فيها ذلك الوبش
That blemish appeared on them.
الرقط من الجرب يتفشى في جلد البعير
The speckles from scabies that spread on the camel's skin.
يقال: وبش، كفرح، فهو وبش، وبه وبش
It is said: wabasha, as in faraha, so he is wabish, and he has wabash.
الأوباش من الناس، وهم الأخلاط والسفلة
The awbash of people, and they are the mixed multitude and the low class.
وهم الضروب المتفرقون
And they are the dispersed and varied types.
ما بهذه الأرض إلا أوباش من شجر أو نبات، إذا كان قليلا متفرقا
There is nothing in this land but scattered trees or plants, if they are few and dispersed.
بنو وابش: قبيلة من العرب
Banu Wabish: a tribe of Arabs.
أوبشت: أسرعت
Aubashta: to hasten.
أوبشت الأرض: أنبتت، أو اختلط نباتها
The land grew vegetation, or its vegetation became mixed.
وبش الجمر: أي وبص
The embers stirred: meaning they glowed.
وبش القوم في أمر كذا توبيشا: إذا تعلقوا به من كل مكان
The people became involved in such a matter (tubeeshan): if they clung to it from all directions.
وبش للحرب توبيشا، إذا جمع جموعا من قبائل شتى
To prepare for war (tubeeshan), if one gathers forces from various tribes.
وبش الكلام: رديئه
Bad speech: its inferior quality.
رجل أوبش الثنايا
A man with prominent front teeth.
بنو وابشي قد هوينا جماعكم
O Banu Wabshi, we have desired your gathering.
أوبش الرجل: زين فناءه لطعامه وشرابه
The man adorned his courtyard with food and drink.
وابش: واد أو جبل بين وادي القرى والشام
Wabish: a valley or mountain between Wadi al-Qura and the Levant.