نبع

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the emergence, gushing, or flowing of water from a source. It extends to the source itself (a spring or wellspring) and metaphorically to the appearance or manifestation of things. It also includes place names and types of trees.

Derived headwords

نَبَعَverb

1.
water gushedboth
Water emerged or flowed forth from a source.
2.
emerged, appearedboth
Something became apparent or manifested.

نبع الماء — Water gushed forth

نبع من فلان أمر — A matter emerged from him

نَبْعnoun

1.
spring, sourceboth
The place from which water gushes or emerges.
2.
treeclassical
A specific type of tree known for its wood, used for bows.
3.
origin, sourceboth
Metaphorically, the origin or root of something.

النبع: شجر — The naba tree: a tree

منبع الماء — The source of the water

نَبْعَةnoun

1.
springboth
A small spring or source of water.
2.
origin, lineageboth
The origin or noble lineage of a person.
3.
placeclassical
A specific location or place.

وما رأيت أصلب نبعة منه — And I have not seen anyone with a more solid origin than him

والنبعة، والنبيعة كجهينة: موضعان — And an-Nab'ah, and an-Nabī'ah like Juhaynah: two places

نُبُوعnoun

1.
gushing, flowingboth
The act of water gushing or flowing forth from a source.

نبع الماء ينبع نبعا ونبوعا — Water gushed forth, gushing and flowing

يَنْبُوعnoun

1.
spring, wellspringboth
A copious source of water, a fountainhead.
2.
streamclassical
A stream with abundant water.

حتى تفجر لنا من الأرض ينبوعا — Until you split the earth for us into a spring

أو هو الجدول الكثير الماء — Or it is the stream with abundant water

يَنَابِيعnoun

1.
springs, sourcesboth
Plural of yanbū', referring to multiple sources of water.

فسلكه ينابيع في الأرض — So We made it flow in streams through the land

يَنْبُعname

1.
Yanbu (city)both
A historical city and port in Saudi Arabia, known for its springs.

وهو الآن صقع كبير بين الحرمين الشريفين — And it is now a large area between the two holy cities

نَبَّاعَةnoun

1.
latrine, privyclassical
A place for defecation, often a pit or hole.
2.
fontanelleclassical
The soft spot on a baby's head before the skull fuses.

كذبت نباعتك — Your latrine is a lie (meaning it is filled up or useless)

النباعة، مشددة: الرماعة من رأس الصبي — An-nabba'ah, with shaddah: the soft spot on a boy's head

انْبَاعَverb

1.
flowed, streamedboth
To flow or stream out, especially of sweat or tears.
2.
emerged, sprang forthboth
To emerge or spring forth suddenly, especially in speech.

انباع العرق: إذا سال — Sweat flowed: if it streamed

وكذا انباع علينا في الكلام — And likewise, he sprang forth upon us in speech

تَنَبَّعَverb

1.
flowed little by littleboth
To emerge or flow gradually, in small amounts.

تنبع الماء: جاء قليلا قليلا — Water flowed: it came little by little

نَابِعnoun

1.
flowing, gushingboth
That which flows or gushes forth.
2.
sourceboth
A source or origin.

وكل راشح: منباع — And everything that oozes: is a source (nabā'i') or flowing (nābi')

نَوَابِعnoun

1.
streams (of sweat)both
The places where sweat streams from the body.

رشحت نوابع البعير — The streams of the camel's sweat oozed

نَبَّايِعname

1.
Nabāyi' (place name)classical
A place name, possibly a valley or mountain, mentioned in poetry.

جزع نبايع — The valley of Nabāyi'

نَبَّايِعَاتname

1.
Nabāyi'āt (place name)classical
A plural form of Nabāyi', referring to a place.

حزم نبايعات — The mountain pass of Nabāyi'āt

نَبِيعname

1.
Nabī' (place name)classical
A place name, possibly a mountain, near Medina.

غشيت ديارا بالنبيع — I visited ruins in Nabī'

نَبِيعَةname

1.
Nabī'ah (place name)classical
A place name, possibly a mountain, near Medina.

والنبعة، والنبيعة كجهينة: موضعان — And an-Nab'ah, and an-Nabī'ah like Juhaynah: two places

نَابِعname

1.
Nābi' (place name)both
A place name near Medina.

ونابِع: ع، بالمدينة — And Nābi': a place, in Medina

مَنْبَعnoun

1.
source, originboth
The place from which something originates or flows.

منبع الماء — The source of the water

مَنَابِعnoun

1.
sources, originsboth
Plural of manba', referring to multiple sources.

والجمع المنابع — And the plural is al-manābi'

نَبْعَةnoun

1.
origin, lineageboth
The origin or noble lineage of a person.

وهو من نبعة كريمة — And he is of noble lineage

نَبْعnoun

1.
bow woodclassical
Wood from the naba tree, used for making bows.

شرائج النبع براها القواس — Strips of naba wood, shaped by the bow makers

نَبْعname

1.
Naba' (place name)both
A place name in Oman.

ونَبْعَه، بالفتح: بلد بعمان — And Naba'ah, with fatha: a country in Oman

Parallel reading

نبع الماء ينبع، مثلثة

Water gushed forth, it gushes (with three possible vowelizations).

التثليث راجع إلى عين المضارع

The tripling refers to the middle root letter of the present tense verb.

نبع الماء، ونبع ونبع عن اللحياني

Water gushed, and (it gushed with damma) and (it gushed with kasra) according to Al-Lihyani.

نبع الماء ينبع نبعا ونبوعا

Water gushed forth, gushing and flowing.

ولذلك سميت العين ينبوعا

And for that reason, the spring was named yanbū'.

حتى تفجر لنا من الأرض ينبوعا

Until you split the earth for us into a spring.

فسلكه ينابيع في الأرض

So We made it flow in streams through the land.

وينبع، كينصر: حصن له عيون فوارة

And Yanbu', like yansuru: a fortress with gushing springs.

وهو منقول من ينبع، لكثرة ينابيعها

And it is derived from Yanbu', due to its abundance of springs.

وكأن عينه ينبوع

And as if its eye (source) were a spring.

وهو الآن صقع كبير بين الحرمين الشريفين

And it is now a large area between the two holy cities.

وأما العيون فإنه لم يبق منها إلا الآثار

As for the springs, only traces remain of them.

قوارض حضني بطن ينبع غدوة

Grazing the flanks of the belly of Yanbu' in the morning.

ومر فأروى ينبعا فجنوبه

And he passed and quenched Yanbu' and its southern parts.

فكأنها بالجزع جزع نبايع

As if they were in the valley, the valley of Nabāyi'.

غشيت ديارا بالنبيع فثهمد

I visited ruins in Nabī' and Thahmad.

رشحت نوابع البعير، أي: مسايل عرقه

The streams of the camel's sweat oozed, meaning: the channels of its sweat.

والنبع: شجر

And an-Naba': a tree.

شرائج النبع براها القواس

Strips of naba wood, shaped by the bow makers.

وأصفر من قداح النبع فرع

And a yellow branch from the naba wood.

ولو رمت في ظلمة قادحا بنبع لأوريت نارا

And if you tried to strike fire in darkness with naba wood, you would ignite a fire.

كذبت نباعتك، إذا ردم

Your latrine is a lie, if it is filled up.

انباع العرق: إذا سال

Sweat flowed: if it streamed.

وكذا انباع علينا في الكلام: إذا انبعث

And likewise, he sprang forth upon us in speech: if he emerged.

تنبع الماء: جاء قليلا قليلا

Water flowed: it came little by little.

ينابع، بضم الياء: لغة في نبايع بالنون

Yānābi', with damma on the ya: a dialectal variant of nabāyi' with noon.

والينبوع: المنبع

And al-yanbū': the source.

وفلان صلب النبع

And so-and-so is of firm origin.

قرعوا النبع بالنبع: تلاقوا

They struck naba against naba: they met.

ونبع من فلان أمر: ظهر

And a matter emerged from so-and-so: it appeared.

وفجر الله ينابيع الحكمة على لسانه

And God caused springs of wisdom to flow from his tongue.

ونبعه، بالفتح: بلد بعمان

And Naba'ah, with fatha: a country in Oman.