عَرُوبٌ
A woman who manifests love to her husband;and is obedient to him; as also
عَرُوبَةٌ: and a woman disobedient to her husband;unfaithful to him by unchastity; corrupt in her mind: as though having two contr. meanings; [the latter meaning] from عَرْب [a mistranscription for عَرَب] signifying “ corruptness ” of the stomach: or who loves him passionately, or excessively: or who manifests love to him, evincing passionate, or excessive, desire: [lit., evincing that; meaning what is expressed by the words immediately preceding it; for otherwise this last explanation would be the same as the first; and as I have rendered it, it is nearly the same as an explanation in the Expos. of the Jel , manifesting love to her husband, by reason of passionate, or excessive, desire:] and a woman who is a great laugher: and
عَرُوبَةٌ and
signify the same: the pl. of the first is عُرُبٌ and عُرْبٌ; and the pl. of
is عَرِبَاتٌ: IAth says that
signifies a woman who is eager for play, or sport: and عُرُبٌ, he adds, is pl. of
عَرِيبٌ, which signifies a woman of goodly person, who manifests love to her husband: and it is also said that عُرُبٌ signifies women who use amorous gesture or behaviour, and coquettish boldness, with feigned coyness or opposition: or who make a show of, or act with, lasciviousness: or passionately loving: and
and عَرُوبٌ, accord. to Lh, signify a woman passionately loving, and lascivious.
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