muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarشُرْبٌ شَرْبٌ كَتْبٌ
Core sense — he drank it, he swallowed it; it imbibed; he understoodgenerated
1.1he drank the water at once, at a single draught—شَرِبَ المَآءَ فِى كَرَّةٍ
maṣdars شُرْبٌ, شَرْبٌ and شِرْبٌ, matching three different readings of Kur 56:55. The first (with damm) is the one generally used, and the only one Jaafar Ibn-Mohammad allows; even so, MF says the second (with fet-h) is the most chaste and the most in keeping with analogy. Or the second (with fet-h) is a maṣdar and the first a simple noun, and so is the third; and there is also تَشْرَابٌ, a form used when much of the act is meant, and تِشْرَابٌ, which is irregular.
مَشْرَبٌ is a noun of place [and of time].
The meaning: he drank, or he swallowed — synonym جَرِعَ — water and the like, or a liquid, properly by sucking in or sipping, and otherwise figuratively; generally, gulping it.
he drank it slowly and gently—تشرّبهُ فِى مُهْلَةٍ
شُرْبٌ means conveying to one's inside, by way of the mouth, something that cannot be chewed. But Es-Sarakustee says that of a bird one does not say شَرِبَ المَآءَ, but حَسَاهُ.
Aboo-Dhu-eyb says, describing clouds: [They drank of the water of the sea, then rose aloft]
shāhidشَرِبْنَ بِمَآءِ البَحْرِ ثُمَّ تَرَفَّعَتْ
. This rendering agrees with what has been said about بِ in the sense of مِنْ. It is said that the ب is redundant; or else that, as رَوِينَ is made transitive by means of بِ — though I do not think this is so unless بِ is used as meaning “by means of”, and I do not remember meeting an instance of it — شَرِبْنَ is made transitive in the same way. [See a similar example in verse 28 of the Mo'allakah of 'Antarah.]
he drank out of a vessel—شَرِبَ فِى إِنَآءٍ
This agrees with an explanation of مِشْرَبَةٌ as meaning إِنَآءٌ يُشْرَبُ فِيهِ.
I stay the two days without drinking water in them—إِنِّى لَأَمْكُثُ اليَوْمَيْنِ مَا أَشْرَبُهُمَا مَآءً
That is, مَا أَشْرَبُ فِيهِمَا مَآءً.
Qur’ān 56:56 approximate — somewhere between 56:46 and 56:74 Lane cites “Kur lvi. 55”
1.1.1he took, that is, swallowed, the medicine, whether liquid or solid—شَرِبَ الدَّوَآءَ
This is the usual language of the physicians; it is indicated under بَنْجٌ, on the phrase شَرِبَ البَنْجَ, and appears in many other places.
1.1.2he inhaled, properly imbibed, smoke of tobacco; he smoked tobacco—شَرِبَ الدُّخَانَ
So they say in the present day.
1.1.3figurative · مجازthe seed-produce, or corn, has imbibed into the culms—قَدْ شَرِبَ الزَّرْعُ فِى القَصَبِ
Said of seed-produce, or corn, when its culms have come forth.
the culms of the seed-produce, or corn, have imbibed—شَرِبَ قَصَبُ الزَّرْعِ
Said when the sap has come into it.
the ears of corn imbibed the farina; they became pervaded by the farina—شَرِبَ السُّنْبُلُ الدَّقِيقَ
En-Nadr: they became pervaded by the farina; or they had in them the alimentary substance, as though the farina were water that they drank.
وَقَدْ شَرِبَ الزَّرْعُ الدَّقِيقَ, in the story of Ohod as some relate it, or شُرِّبَ as others relate it, means that the seed-produce, or corn, had imbibed, or had been made to imbibe, the farina, and had become hard in its grain and near to maturity.
the seed-produce, or corn, was made to imbibe the farina—أُشْرِبَ الزَّرْعُ
أُشْرِبَ means the same.
the seed-produce, or corn, was made to imbibe its alimentary substance—أُشْرِبَ الزَّرْعُ الدَّقِيقَ
1.1.4figurative · مجازhe ate the flesh of my sheep, or goats, and drank their milk—أَكَلَ غَنَمِى وَشَرِبَهَا
Mentioned in the article on اكل.
such a one fed upon, devoured, or consumed, my property—أَكَلَ فُلَانٌ مَالِى وَشَرِبَهُ
time wore him away, as though it fed upon him—أَكَلَ عَلَيْهِ الدَّهْرُ وَشَرِبَ
1.1.5figurative · مجازyou have made me drink what I have not drunk—أَشْرَبْتَنِى مَا لَمْ أَشْرَبْ
That is, you have charged me with, or accused me of doing, what I have not done; like أَكَّلْتَنِى مَا لَمْ آكُلْ. Mentioned in the article on اكل.
1.1.6he was, or became, satisfied with drinking—شَرِبَ
A 'Obeyd: شَرِبَت is said of camels in the same sense.
It also means: he was, or became, thirsty, so that the verb has two opposite meanings; the same is true of أَشْرَبَ.
1.1.7his camels were, or became, satisfied with drinking—أَشْرَبَ
The verb of this entry has the same meaning.
Both verbs also mean: his camels were, or became, thirsty. Or the verb of this entry means, or also means, his camel was, or became, weak.
1.2he lied against him—شَرِبَ بِهِ
he lied against him—أَشْرَبَ بِهِ
1.3he understood—شَرَبَ
. On the authority of AA.
In one copy of the A the verb in this sense is written شَرِبَ, apparently not by the copyist's fault, since it is given there as figurative; but in the O it is said to be like كَتَبَ, and in the K to be like نَصَرَ.
he understood what was told to him—شَرَبَ مَا أُلْقِىَ إِلَيْهِ
kneel, then understand—اُحْلُبْ ثُمَّ ٱشْرُبْ
Said to a stupid person.
See also form 1 in the article on حلب.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 5 shown of 13
52:19
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."
56:68
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَSee ye the water which ye drink?
76:6
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ ٱللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًاA Fountain where the Devotees of Allah do drink, making it flow in unstinted abundance.
77:43
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness).
83:28
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَA spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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, (S, A, K, &c.,) aor. شَرَبَ , (A, K,) inf. n. شُرْبٌ and شَرْبٌ (S, A, Msb, K, &c.) and شِرْبٌ , (S, A, K,) agreeably with three different readings of the Kur lvi. 55, (S, TA,) the first of which (with damm) is that generally obtaining, (Fr, TA,) and is the only one admitted by Jaafar Ibn-Mohammad, notwithstanding which the second form (with fet-h) is said by MF to be the most chaste as well as the most agreeable with analogy, (TA,) or the second (with fet-h) is an inf. n., and the first is a simple subst., (AO, S, Msb, K,) and so is the third, (AO, S, K,) and مَشْرَبٌ , (S, K,) which is also a n. of place [and of time], (S,) and تَشْرَابٌ , (S K, TA,) a form used when muchness of the act is meant, (TA,) and تِشْرَابٌ , which is anomalous, (TA voce بَيَّنَ , q. v.,) He drank, (KL, PS, TK,) or he swallowed, syn. جَرِعَ , (A, K, [but the former meaning is evidently intended by this explanation, and such I shall assume to be the case in giving the explanations of the derivatives in the A and K. &c.,]) water, &c., (S,) or a liquid, properly by sucking in, or sipping; and otherwise tropically; (Msb;) [generally, gulping it; for] you say, شَرِبَ المَآءَ فِى كَرَّةٍ [He drank the water at once, or at a single draught]; and تشرّبهُ فِى مُهْلَةٍ [He drank it leisurely, or gently, or slowly]: (Mgh:) شُرْبٌ signifies the conveying to one's inside, by means of his mouth, that in the case of which chewing is not practicable: (KT:) [but] Es-Sarakustee says, one does not say of a bird شَرِبَ المَآءَ , but حَسَاهُ . (Msb.) In the saying of Aboo-Dhu-eyb, describing clouds, 1 [which is evidently best rendered They drank of the water of the sea, then rose aloft, agreeably with what has been stated respecting بِ in the sense of مِنْ in p. 143, it is said that] the ب is redundant, or, as رَوِينَ is rendered trans. by means of بِ , [though I do not think that this is the case unless بِ be used as meaning “ by means of, ” and I do not remember to have met with an instance of it,] شَرِبْنَ is thus rendered trans. (TA.) [See a similar ex. in the 28th verse of the Mo'allakah of 'Antarah, EM p. 232. One says also, شَرِبَ فِى إِنَآءٍ , meaning He drank out of a vessel; agreeably with an explanation of مِشْرَبَةٌ , in the S and K, as meaning إِنَآءٌ يُشْرَبُ فِيهِ .] And one says, إِنِّى لَأَمْكُثُ اليَوْمَيْنِ مَا أَشْرَبُهُمَا مَآءً , meaning مَا أَشْرَبُ فِيهِمَا مَآءً [i. e. Verily I tarry the two days not drinking in them water]. (O.) شَرِبْنَ بِمَآءِ البَحْرِ ثُمَّ تَرَفَّعَتْ [ شَرِبَ الدَّوَآءَ , in the conventional language of the physicians, as is indicated in the Mgh, voce بَنْجٌ (q. v.), on the phrase شَرِبَ البَنْجَ , and as is shown in many instances in the K &c., means He took, i. e. swallowed, the medicine, whether fluid or solid. And in the present day, they say, شَرِبَ الدُّخَانَ , meaning He inhaled, properly imbibed, smoke of tobacco; or he smoked tobacco, or the tobacco.] One says of seed-produce, or corn, when its culms have come forth, قَدْ شَرِبَ الزَّرْعُ فِى القَصَبِ [The seed-produce, or corn, has imbibed into the culms]: (O, TA:) and when the sap ( المَآء ) has come into it, شَرِبَ قَصَبُ الزَّرْعِ [The culms of the seed-produce, or corn, have imbibed]. (TA.) And one says, شَرِبَ السُّنْبُلُ الدَّقِيقَ [The ears of corn imbibed the farina; or] became pervaded by the farina; (En-Nadr, A, O;) or had in them the alimentary substance; as though the farina were water which they drank. (TA.) And وَقَدْ شَرِبَ الزَّرْعُ الدَّقِيقَ , occurring in the story of Ohod, (O, TA,) as some relate it, or شُرِّبَ as others relate it, means [And the seed-produce, or corn, had imbibed, or had been made to imbibe, the farina, or] had become hardened in its grain, and near to maturity. (TA.) [And أُشْرِبَ means the same: for one says,] أُشْرِبَ الزَّرْعُ [The seed-produce, or corn, was made to imbibe the farina; or] became pervaded by the farina: and in like manner, أُشْرِبَ الزَّرْعُ الدَّقِيقَ , i. e. [The seed-produce, or corn, was made to imbibe the farina, or] its alimentary substance. (TA.) One also says, أَكَلَ غَنَمِى وَشَرِبَهَا [He ate the flesh of my sheep, or goats, and drank the milk of them]. (TA in art. اكل .) And [in like manner] أَكَلَ فُلَانٌ مَالِى وَشَرِبَهُ [Such a one fed upon, devoured, or consumed, my property]. (A.) And أَكَلَ عَلَيْهِ الدَّهْرُ وَشَرِبَ [Time wasted him, or wore him away; as though it fed upon him]. (A.) And أَشْرَبْتَنِى مَا لَمْ أَشْرَبْ [lit. Thou hast made me to drink what I have not drunk,] meaning thou hast charged against me, or accused me of doing, what I have not done; (S, A, K;) like أَكَّلْتَنِى مَا لَمْ آكُلْ . (S in art. اكل .) شَرِبَ also signifies He was, or became, satisfied with drinking: (TA:) and in like manner شَرِبَت is said of camels. (A 'Obeyd, S, TA.) And He was, or became, thirsty; (K, TA;) thus having two contr. significations; (TA;) as also أَشْرَبَ . (K, TA.) Also, and أَشْرَبَ , His camels were, or became, satisfied with drinking: and, i. e. both these verbs, his camels were, or became, thirsty: (K, TA:) or the former verb signifies, or signifies also, (accord. to different copies of the K,) his camel was, or became, weak. (K, TA.) شَرِبَ بِهِ , and أَشْرَبَ بِهِ , He lied against him. (K.) شَرَبَ , aor. شَرُبَ , (O, K, TA,) inf. n. شَرْبٌ , (O, TA,) He understood: (O, K, TA:) on the authority of AA. (TA.) [In a copy of the A, the verb in this sense is written شَرِبَ ; and app. not through the fault of the transcriber, for it is there mentioned as tropical: but in the O, it is said to be like كَتَبَ , aor. شَرُبَ , inf. n. كَتْبٌ ; and in the K, to be like نَصَرَ .] One says, شَرَبَ مَا أُلْقِىَ إِلَيْهِ , i. e. He understood [what was told to him]. (TA.) And one says to a stupid person, اُحْلُبْ ثُمَّ ٱشْرُبْ Kneel thou; then understand. (O, TA. See also 1 in art. حلب .)