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Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to coldness, particularly of water. It extends to describe things that are cold, or associated with coldness, such as poison or death. It also encompasses specific plants, objects used to wean animals, and geographical locations and tribal names.

Derived headwords

الشَّبِمُadjective
  1. 1.
    coldboth

    Describing water that is cold.

  2. 2.
    coldboth

    Describing a cold day or night.

خير الماء الشبم — The best water is the cold water.
شَبِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be coldboth

    The water became cold.

شَبِمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    coldboth

    Describing a cold morning.

دخل عليها رسول الله [ ] في غداة شبمة — The Messenger of God entered upon her on a cold morning.
الشَّبِمُnoun
  1. 1.
    coldnessboth

    The coldness of water.

الشَّبِمُadjective
  1. 1.
    cold and hungryclassical

    One who experiences coldness along with hunger.

غدا شبما ينقض بين الهجارس — He became cold and hungry, moving swiftly between the sleeping places.
الشَّبِمُnoun
  1. 1.
    deathclassical

    Referred to as death, possibly due to its coldness.

  2. 2.
    poisonclassical

    Referred to as poison, due to its coldness.

فقد وجدوا ميرهم ذا شبم — They found their provision to be cold (i.e., death or poison).
بَقَرَةٌ شَبِمَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    fatclassical

    A fat cow.

الشَّبَامُnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A plant that imparts a color to henna.

شبام وحناء معا وصبيب — Shibam and henna together, and a dye.
الشَّبَامُnoun
  1. 1.
    weaning deviceclassical

    A stick placed in the mouth of a young goat or lamb to prevent it from suckling its mother.

يغني عنه شبام عناق — A weaning device for a young goat suffices for him.
مَشْبُومadjective
  1. 1.
    having a weaning deviceclassical

    A young animal whose mouth has been fitted with a weaning device.

الأسد المشبم — The lion with its mouth bound.
شَبَّمَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to fit with a weaning deviceclassical

    To place a weaning device in the mouth of a young animal.

بَنُو شَبَامname
  1. 1.
    a tribeclassical

    A tribe from Hamdan in Yemen.

شَبَامname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place in Syria.

  2. 2.
    place nameclassical

    A mountain belonging to Hamdan in Yemen.

  3. 3.
    place nameclassical

    A place in Himyar.

  4. 4.
    place nameclassical

    A place in Hadramawt.

الشَّبَامَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    tiesclassical

    Two ties in a veil that a woman fastens to the back of her head.

شَبَّمَ الجَدْيَverb
  1. 1.
    to fit with a weaning deviceclassical

    To place the weaning device in the mouth of a young goat.

مَطَرٌ شَبِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    cold rainclassical

    Rain that is cold.

الشَّبِمُnoun
  1. 1.
    weaponsclassical

    Referred to as weapons, possibly due to their coldness.

Parallel reading

الشبم محركة: البرد
Al-shabim (vowelized): coldness.
برد الماء
The coldness of water.
وفي المحكم: برد الماء
And in Al-Muḥkam: the coldness of water.
وفي زواج فاطمة رضي الله تعالى عنها: دخل عليها رسول الله [ ] في غداة شبمة "، أي باردة.
And in the marriage of Fatima, may God be pleased with her: The Messenger of God entered upon her on a cold morning, meaning cold.
لحم جزور سنمة، في غداة شبمة، بشفار خذمة، في قدور هزمة
Meat from a humped camel, on a cold morning, with sharp knives, in heavy pots.
شجت بذي شبم من ماء محنية ... صاف بأبطح أضحى وهو مشمول
It was mixed with cold water from a spring... clear in the valley, it became encompassed.
والشبم ككتف: البردان، أو الذي يجد البرد مع جوع
And al-shabim (like katif): the cold one, or one who feels coldness with hunger.
بعيني قطامي نما فوق مرقب ... غدا شبما ينقض بين الهجارس
By the eyes of a hunting falcon perched on a lookout... it became cold and hungry, swooping between the sleeping places.
وقد شبهوا العير أفراسنا ... فقد وجدوا ميرهم ذا شبم
And they mistook our horses for a camel, so they found their provision to be cold (i.e., death or poison).
بقرة شبمة كفرحة: سمينة
A shabimah cow (like farḥah): fat.
الشبام ككسحاب: نبت يشب به لون الحناء
Al-shabam (like saḥāb): a plant that imparts color to henna.
على حين أن شابت ورق لرأسها ... شبام وحناء معا وصبيب
At a time when the leaves of her head had turned gray... with shibam and henna together, and a dye.
الشبام ككتاب: عود يعرض في فم الجدي
Al-shabam (like kitāb): a stick placed in the mouth of a young goat.
وفي المحكم: في شدقي السخلة يوثق به من قبل قفاه (لئلا يرتضع أمه)
And in Al-Muḥkam: in the cheek of a ewe, it is tied from behind its neck (so that it does not suckle its mother).
ليس للمرء عصرة من وقاع الدهر ... يغني عنه شبام عناق
Man has no escape from the calamities of time... a weaning device for a young goat suffices for him.
كالشبم كخدب
Like al-shabim (like khadab).
بنو شبام: حي من همدان من اليمن
Banu Shabam: a tribe from Hamdan in Yemen.
الشبامان: خيطان في البرقع تشده المرأة بهما إلى قفاها
Al-shabamān: two ties in a veil that a woman fastens to the back of her head.
شبم الجدي، وشبمه تشبيما: جعل الشبام في فيه
Shabam al-jady, and shabamahū tashbīman: to place the weaning device in its mouth.
تفرق من صوت الغراب وتفرس الأسد المشبم
He was frightened by the sound of a crow and attacked the lion with its mouth bound.
يضرب لمن يخاف من الشيء الحقير وهو يقدم على الأمر الخطير
This is said of one who fears a trivial thing yet ventures into a dangerous matter.
مطر شبم ككتف: بارد
Shabim rain (like katif): cold.
والشبم أيضا: السلاح لكونه باردا
And al-shabim also: weapons, due to their coldness.