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ر ب ح ل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone as large, well-formed, or of great importance. It is applied to people and camels, emphasizing their imposing stature or significant status. The terms also denote a well-built and tall young woman.

Derived headwords

الرَّبْحَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall and well-formedclassical

    Describes something or someone as tall and perfectly formed, or of great importance and stature, particularly among people and camels.

رَبْحَلَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and well-builtclassical

    Used to describe a young woman as large, well-built, and imposing.

سَبَحْلَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and well-builtclassical

    Used to describe a young woman as large, well-built, and imposing, similar to 'ربحلة'.

  2. 2.
    Well-formed and tallclassical

    Describing a young woman as being of good build and tall.

Parallel reading

الرَّبْحَل، كَقُمْطَر: التَّار في طُول، أو التَّام الخَلْق، أو العَظِيم الشَّأْن، من النَّاس والإِبِل
Al-rabḥal, like qumṭar: the tall one in length, or the complete in form, or the great in status, among people and camels.
وجَارِيَةٌ رَبْحَلَةٌ، وسَبَحْلَةٌ: ضَخْمَة
And a young woman is rabḥalah, and sabḥalah: large.
كما في العَبَّاب، وقيل: جَيِّدَة الخَلْق طَوِيلَة
As in Al-ʿAbbāb, and it was said: good in form and tall.