سبغ

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root سبغ (s-b-gh) primarily relates to the concept of abundance, completeness, and extensiveness. It describes things that are long, wide, full, or perfect, often in a physical sense but also metaphorically for blessings and provisions.

Derived headwords

سَبَغَverb

1.
to be long, extensiveboth
To be long, reaching down to the ground, like a garment, hair, or armor. This is the primary meaning.
2.
to be abundant, ampleboth
To be abundant, ample, and widespread, used metaphorically for blessings and provisions.
3.
to approach, reachclassical
To lean towards or reach a place, used for cities.
4.
to be complete, perfectboth
To be complete, perfect, and full.

سُبُوغًاnoun

1.
length, extensivenessboth
The state of being long, extensive, or reaching down to the ground.
2.
abundance, ample provisionboth
Abundance, ample provision, and widespread prosperity.

سَابِغَةadjective

1.
long, extensiveboth
Describing something that is long, extensive, and reaches down, like hair, a garment, or armor.
2.
abundant, ampleboth
Describing something that is abundant, ample, and complete, such as blessings, ribs, or a tail.
3.
complete, perfectboth
Describing something that is complete and perfect.

أن اعمل سابغات — to make (armor) wide and long

وسابغة تغشى البنان كأنها ... أضاة بضحضاح من الماء ظاهر — and a long (coat of mail) covering the fingertips, as if it were a pool on a clear expanse of water

سَابِغadjective

1.
long, extensiveboth
Long and extensive, used for armor or other items.
2.
abundant, ampleboth
Abundant and ample.

أَسْبَغَverb

1.
to make abundant, completeboth
To make something abundant, complete, and perfect, especially blessings.
2.
to perform thoroughlyboth
To perform an act thoroughly and completely, such as ablution (wudu).
3.
to lengthen, make wideboth
To make something long or wide, such as hair or a garment.

أسبغ الله عليه النعمة — May Allah perfect His blessings upon him

أسبغ وضوءك يزد في عمرك — Perfect your ablution, and your life will be extended.

إِسْبَاغًاnoun

1.
completion, perfectionboth
The act of making something complete, perfect, or abundant.
2.
thorough performanceboth
The thorough performance of an act, such as ablution.

تَسْبِيغَةnoun

1.
part of a helmetclassical
A protective flap or extension at the bottom of a helmet (bijah) that covers the neck and throat.

وتسبغة يغشى المناكب ريعها ... لداود كانت، نسجها لم يهلهل — And a tسبغة whose width covers the shoulders, it belonged to David, its weaving was not loose.

تَسَبَّغَverb

1.
to cover, extendclassical
To cover or extend, used in relation to the 'tسبغة' of a helmet.

مُسْبَغadjective

1.
wearing extensive armorclassical
Wearing a long and wide coat of mail.
2.
more completeclassical
More complete or perfect than something else.

كمي مسبغ: عليه سابغة — A well-armored man: wearing a long coat of mail.

مُسْبِغnoun

1.
premature infantclassical
An infant born prematurely, after the fetus has begun to develop.

سَبَغَتْverb

1.
to miscarry, abortclassical
For a pregnant animal or woman to miscarry or abort her offspring before full term.

سبغت الحامل — The pregnant woman miscarried.

مُسَبِّغَةadjective

1.
miscarryingclassical
A female animal that has miscarried or aborted its young.

ذو السبوغname

1.
name of a swordclassical
A name given to a sword, possibly due to its length or quality.

المسبغnoun

1.
a type of poetic meterclassical
A variation of a poetic meter (ramal) where an extra part is added to the basic form.

المسباغnoun

1.
premature offspringclassical
An animal that gives birth to its young prematurely.

سبغةnoun

1.
abundance, prosperityboth
Abundance, prosperity, and ease of living.

إنهم لفي سبغة من العيش — They are indeed in abundance of living.

Parallel reading

سبغ الشيء سبوغا، بالضم طال إلى الأرض

A thing is long (sabagha) with length (subughan), with damma, it reaches down to the ground.

كالثوب، والشعر، والدرع ونحوها

Like a garment, hair, and armor, and the like.

سبغت النعمة: اتسعت

Blessings were abundant (sabaghat): they became widespread.

ويقال: الحمد لله على سبوغ النعمة

And it is said: Praise be to Allah for the abundance of blessings.

سبغت لبغداد، وسبغت للكوفة: أي: ملت إليهما سبوغا، وبلغتهما أيضا

It reached towards Baghdad, and it reached towards Kufa: meaning, it leaned towards them with abundance, and also reached them.

ناقة سابغة الضلوع، أي: وافرتها

A camel with abundant ribs, meaning: plentiful.

عجيزة سابغة، وألية سابغة، ونعمة سابغة، ومطرة سابغة، ودرع سابغة أي: تامة وافرة طويلة واسعة

An abundant rump, an abundant tail, abundant blessings, abundant rain, and abundant armor, meaning: complete, plentiful, long, and wide.

أن اعمل سابغات

To make (armor) wide and long.

والدرع السابغة: التي تجرها في الأرض أو على كعبيك طولا وسعة

And the long armor: is that which you drag on the ground or past your ankles in length and width.

وسابغة تغشى البنان كأنها ... أضاة بضحضاح من الماء ظاهر

And a long (coat of mail) covering the fingertips, as if it were a pool on a clear expanse of water.

سبغ المطر: إذا دنا إلى الأرض وامتد

Rain is long (sabagha): when it approaches the ground and extends.

يسيل الربا واهي الكلى عرض الذرا ... أهلة نضاخ الندى سابغ القطر

The slopes flow, weak in their kidneys, wide in their shoulders... clouds shedding dew, with abundant rainfall.

وعليهما مسرودتان قضاهما ... داود أو صنع السوابغ تبع

And upon them were two coats of mail, which David fashioned, or Tubba' made the long ones.

ولثة سابغة: قبيحة

An abundant gum: meaning ugly.

فحل سابغ: إذا كان طويل الجردان

A long-necked stallion: if it is long in its body.

بيضة لها سابغ، أي: لها تسابغ، وتسبغها وتسبغتها

A helmet-visor (baydah) has a sabigh, meaning: it has a covering, and it covers it and is covered by it.

وهي: ما توصل به البيضة من حلق الدرع، فتستر العنق، لأن البيضة به تسبغ، ولولاه لكان بينهما وبين جيب الدرع خلل وعورة

And it is: what the helmet-visor is connected to from the rings of the armor, and it covers the neck, because the helmet-visor is made complete by it, and without it, there would be a gap and vulnerability between it and the breastplate's opening.

وتسبغة يغشى المناكب ريعها ... لداود كانت، نسجها لم يهلهل

And a tسبغة whose width covers the shoulders, it belonged to David, its weaving was not loose.

وتسبغة في تركة حميرية ... دلامصة ترفض عنها الجنادل

And a tسبغة in a Himyarite legacy... a smooth one from which pebbles roll off.

والسبغة: السعة والرفاهية

And al-sabghah: is abundance and prosperity.

إنهم لفي سبغة من العيش

They are indeed in abundance of living.

رجل سبغ، كعنق: عليه درع سابغة

A man (raghul) is sabigh, like 'anq: wearing a long coat of mail.

كمي مسبغ: عليه سابغة

A well-armored man (kamiyy musbagh): wearing a long coat of mail.

أسبغ الله عليه النعمة، أي: أتمها وأكملها، ووسعها

Allah perfected His blessings upon him, meaning: He completed them, perfected them, and made them abundant.

وأسبغ عليكم نعمه ظاهرة وباطنة

And He perfected upon you His blessings, outward and inward.

أسبغ الوضوء إسباغا: أبلغه مواضعه، ووفى كل عضو حقه

To perform ablution perfectly (asbagha wudu' isbaghan): to reach its proper places, and to give each limb its due.

أسبغ وضوءك يزد في عمرك

Perfect your ablution, and your life will be extended.

سبغت الحامل تسبيغا، فهي مسبغ، بلا هاء: ألقت ولدها لغير تمام

The pregnant woman miscarried (sabaghat tasbighan), she is a musbagh, without ta': she delivered her offspring not at full term.

إذا ألقت الناقة ولدها وقد أشعر قيل: سبغت فهي مسبغ

If a she-camel delivers her young after it has begun to grow hair, it is said: she miscarried (sabaghat), and she is a musbagh.

شيء سابغ، أي: كامل واف

Something sabigh, meaning: complete and ample.

أسبغ شعره: أطاله

He lengthened his hair (asbagha sha'rahu): he made it long.

وثوبه: أوسعه

And his garment: he made it wide.

دلو سابغة: طويلة

A long bucket (dalw sabighah): meaning long.

دلوك دلو يا دليح سابغه في كل أرجاء القليب والغه

Your bucket, O Dulaih, is a long one, reaching all parts of the well and its depths.

وذنب سابغ: واف

And a long tail (dhanub sabigh): meaning ample.

ورجل سابغ الأليتين أي عظيمهما

And a man with abundant buttocks (sabigh al-alyatayn), meaning: large.

سبغت قصيراه وأسند ظهره ... وإذا تدافع خلته لم يسند

Its short ribs were abundant (sabaghat qusayraahu), and its back was supported... and when it moved, you would think it was not supported.

ذو السبوغ: اسم درع للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Dhu al-Subugh: is the name of a coat of mail belonging to the Prophet, peace be upon him.

فإذا زدت على السابغ فهو مسبغ

So if you add to the sabigh, it is musbagh.

والمسباغ، بالكسر: الناقة تلقي ولدها لغير تمام

And al-misbagh, with kasr: is the she-camel that drops her young prematurely.

وهذا أسبغ منه، أي: أتم

And this is more complete (asbagh) than that, meaning: more perfect.

وددت أن الدرع كانت أسبغ مما هي

I wished that the coat of mail were more complete than it is.

أسبغ له في النفقة: إذا أنفق عليه تمام ما يحتاج إليه، ووسع عليه

To provide abundantly for him in spending (asbagha lahu fi al-nafaqah): if one spends upon him the full amount he needs, and expands for him.