تربّع
Root: ربع
Form: 5
Full Definition
تربّعV
[He crossed his legs in his sitting; i. e. he sat cross-legged; because a person who does so puts himself in such a posture as to occupy nearly a square space;] contr. of
جَثَا and أَقْعَى.
def.2 تربّع said of a camel, and of a horse, He ate the [herbage called] رَبِيع and in consequence became brisk, lively, or sprightly, and fat; and ارتبع signifies the same: or تربّعوا and signify they lighted on, or found, [herbage called] رَبِيع: or they lighted on it, or found it, and remained among it: and تربّعت الإِبِلُ بِمَكَانِ كَذَا The camels remained, or abode, in such a place. You say also, تَرَبَّعْنَا فِى الحَزْنِ وَالصَّمَّانِ We pastured upon the herbs, or leguminous plants, during the winter, upon the rugged ground and the hard and stony ground by the side of sand.
2 تربّعت النَّخِيلُ The palm-trees had their fruit cut off; [because this is done in the autumn, which is called الرّبِيع.]
def.3 See also 1, near the end of the paragraph.
2 [Hence,] تربّعت النَّاقَةُ سَنَامًا طَوِيلًا The she-camel carried a tall hump.
def.2 تربّع said of a camel, and of a horse, He ate the [herbage called] رَبِيع and in consequence became brisk, lively, or sprightly, and fat; and ارتبع signifies the same: or تربّعوا and signify they lighted on, or found, [herbage called] رَبِيع: or they lighted on it, or found it, and remained among it: and تربّعت الإِبِلُ بِمَكَانِ كَذَا The camels remained, or abode, in such a place. You say also, تَرَبَّعْنَا فِى الحَزْنِ وَالصَّمَّانِ We pastured upon the herbs, or leguminous plants, during the winter, upon the rugged ground and the hard and stony ground by the side of sand.
2 تربّعت النَّخِيلُ The palm-trees had their fruit cut off; [because this is done in the autumn, which is called الرّبِيع.]
def.3 See also 1, near the end of the paragraph.
2 [Hence,] تربّعت النَّاقَةُ سَنَامًا طَوِيلًا The she-camel carried a tall hump.
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