عَاشِب
herbivorous
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Highlights
Plural
أَعْشَاب
Singular (one)
عُشْبَة
عُشْب in English
Noun · masculine
- fresh, green, juicy, soft or tender herbs or herbage, green grass collective
- pasture collective
Word origin
Cognate with Hebrew עֵשֶׂב (ʿēśeḇ) and Aramaic עִשְׂבָּא / ܥܷܣܒܳܐ (ʕesbā). Compare also عَشِبَ (ʕašiba, “to dry up, get stale”).
Words from the root ع-ش-ب
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عُشْب: plural and other forms
| Singular | عُشْب |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَعْشَاب |
| Singulative (one) | عُشْبَة |
عُشْب in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
وَأَبْدَلُوا مَجْدَهُمْ بِمِثَالِ ثَوْرٍ آكِلِ عُشْبٍ.Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.Psalms 106:20, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَيَّامِي كَظِلّ مَائِل، وَأَنَا مِثْلُ الْعُشْبِ يَبِسْتُ.My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.Psalms 102:11, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَشَوْكًا وَحَسَكًا تُنْبِتُ لَكَ، وَتَأْكُلُ عُشْبَ الْحَقْلِ.Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;Genesis 3:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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