طَرَبٌ
Root: طرب
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طَرَبٌ
Emotion, or a lively emotion, or excitement, agitation, or unsteadiness, (خِفَّةٌ, S, A, Msb, K,) [of the heart or mind,] by reason of joy or grief, or of intense grief or joy, or of intense fear or joy: or joy, mirth, or gladness: and the contr., i. e. grief, sadness, or sorrow: or, as some say, the lodgement of joy, mirth, or gladness, and departure of grief, sadness, or sorrow: so in the M: the vulgar apply it peculiarly to joy; [but] the application of it peculiarly to joy is a mistake: it signifies also motion; syn. حَرَكَةٌ: it is said in the M, Th says that الطَّرَبُ is derived from الحَرَكَةُ; whence it seems that الطَّرَبُ is, in his opinion, syn. with الحَرَكَةُ; but [ISd adds] I know not this: [it does, however, obviously imply the signification of motion, either ideal or actual:] also desire, or yearning or longing of the soul: the pl. is أَطْرَابٌ. A poet says, namely, En-Nábighah El-Jaadee, using it in relation to anxiety,
def.2 And [the pl.] أَطْرَابٌ signifies Choice sweet-smelling plants: or [simply] sweet-smelling plants: and the more fragrant of such plants.
[And I perceive myself to be affected with emotion, or a lively emotion, after them, with the emotion of him who is bereft of offspring or friends, or like him who is insane in mind]: الوَالِه here signifies الثَّاكِل; and المُخْتَبَل means مَنْ جُنَّ فِى عَقْلِهِ.وَأَرَانِى فِى إِثْرِهِمْ طَرَبَ الوَالِهِ أَوْ كَٱلْمُخْتَبَلْ
def.2 And [the pl.] أَطْرَابٌ signifies Choice sweet-smelling plants: or [simply] sweet-smelling plants: and the more fragrant of such plants.
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