Core sense — motes floating on water; the end, or extremity, of anything; a strap, or thonggenerated
1motes, or particles of rubbish or the like, floating on water—عَذَبَةٌ
[A collective noun,] whose ism waḥda serves for all its senses.
[In this sense it is said in the S and O that عَذَبَةٌ is its singular, or ism waḥda.]
water abounding with such motes or particles—مَآءٌ ذُو عَذَبٍ
See also عَذِبٌ.
عَذِبَةٌ has the same meaning as the ism waḥda of عَذَبٌ in this sense; and it also signifies, as do عَذَبَةٌ and عَذْبَةٌ, the green substance called طُحْلُب and عَرْمَض and the like, or طُحْلُب and dung floating on water.
1.1
And what comes forth next after the fetus from the womb.
2
Also a sort of trees, of the shrub kind: the same that is called عَذْبٌ.
3
And the pieces of rag that women hold when wailing for the dead; as also مَعَاذِبُ, plural of مَعْذَبَةٌ [or probably مِعْذَبَةٌ, like its synonym مِئْلَاةٌ, originally مِئْلَوَةٌ], or, according to AA, an irregular plural of [the ism waḥda of عَذَبٌ, that is,] عَذَبَةٌ.
One of such pieces of rag is also called مِعْوَزٌ, as well as عَذَبَةٌ.
3.1
Also straps, or thongs; or their extremities; as also عَذَبَاتٌ.
So in the saying of Dhu-r-Rummeh, describing dogs of the chase: [Having pendulous ears, wide in the sides of the mouth, habituated to the chase, resembling wolves, with straps, or thongs, or the extremities of these, upon their necks]
shāhidغُضْفٌ مُهَرَّتَةُ الأَشْدَاقِ ضَارِيَةٌمِثْلُ السَّرَاحِينِ فِى أَعْنَاقِهَا العَذَبُ
3.2
Also, or rather عَذَبَةٌ in this and the senses that follow, [the former evidently wrong, the latter being its ism waḥda in all its senses:] the string with which a balance, or pair of scales, is raised.
3.3
And the end, or extremity, of a whip; its tail, also called its ثَمَرَة.
Or its عِلَاقَة, which means the [suspensory] thong in its handle; or [it may have both of these meanings, for it is said to be] one of the عَذَبَتَانِ of a whip.
3.4
The end, or extremity, of anything.
3.5truth is on the tips of their tongues—الحَقُّ عَلَى عَذَبَاتِ أَلْسِنَتِهِمْ
The extremity of the tongue; its tip, or narrow end. Plural عَذَبَاتٌ.
3.6
The extremity of the penis of a camel; or the extremity of a camel's penis, thin in the fore part.
3.7
The part that hangs down of the thong called شِرَاك of a sandal.
[See also ذُؤَابَةٌ.]
3.8
A piece of skin hung behind the hinder part of the [camel's saddle called] رَحْل, from its upper portion; also termed ذُؤَابَةٌ.
3.9
And عَذَبٌ [so in the TA, but correctly عَذَبَةٌ, see Form 8]: the end of a turban that is made to hang down between the shoulders.
3.10the cravates fluttered over his head—خَفَقَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ العَذَبُ
And the same word, [correctly عَذَبَةٌ, as what follows shows,] a piece of rag [or strip of linen or the like, called in French cravate,] that is bound on the head of a spear.
That is, خِرَقُ الأَلْوِيَةِ.
3.11
And عَذَبَةٌ also signifies a branch of a tree; and so does عَذِبَةٌ.
Show Lane's original text
, (S, O, K,) [a coll. gen. n.] of which, in all its senses, the n. un. is darr; عَذَبَةٌ , (K, TA,) Motes, or particles of rubbish or the like, (S, O, K, TA,) floating upon water. (TA.) [In this sense, it is said in the S and O that عَذَبَةٌ is its sing. or n. un.] One says مَآءٌ ذُو عَذَبٍ Water abounding with such motes or particles. (S, O. See also عَذِبٌ .) And عَذِبَةٌ has the same meaning as the n. un. of عَذَبٌ in this sense: (K:) and signifies likewise, as also عَذَبَةٌ and عَذْبَةٌ , (L, K,) this last mentioned by IAar, (L,) [the green substance called] طُحْلُب (L, K, TA) and عَرْمَض and the like, (L, TA,) or طُحْلُب and dung ( دِمْن ), floating upon water. (TA.) And What comes forth next after the fœtus from the womb. (O, K.) Also A sort of trees, (AHn, O, K,) of the shrub-kind: (AHn, O:) the same that is called عَذْبٌ . (TA.) And The pieces of rag that women hold when wailing for the dead; as also مَعَاذِبُ , (O, K,) pl. of مَعْذَبَةٌ [or probably مِعْذَبَةٌ , like its syn. مِئْلَاةٌ , originally مِئْلَوَةٌ ], or , accord. to AA, an anomalous pl. of [the n. un. of عَذَبٌ , i. e.] عَذَبَةٌ : (O:) one of such pieces of rag is also called مِعْوَزٌ , as well as عَذَبَةٌ . (TA.) And Straps, or thongs: (S, O:) or the extremities thereof; as also عَذَبَاتٌ . (TA.) So in the saying of Dhu-r-Rummeh, (S, O, TA,) describing dogs of the chase, (O,) 1 [Having pendulous ears, wide in the sides of the mouth, habituated to the chase, resembling wolves, with straps, or thongs, or the extremities thereof, upon their necks]. (S, O, TA.) غُضْفٌ مُهَرَّتَةُ الأَشْدَاقِ ضَارِيَةٌ | مِثْلُ السَّرَاحِينِ فِى أَعْنَاقِهَا العَذَبُ Also, (K,) or عَذَبَةٌ , in this and other senses following, (S, O, Msb, &c.,) [the former evidently wrong, the latter (as is said in the K) being its n. un. in all its senses,] The string with which a balance, or pair of scales, is raised. (S, O, Msb, K.) And The end, or extremity, of a whip; (Mgh in art. ثمر , and Msb;) its tail; also called its ثَمَرَة : (Mgh ubi suprà:) or its عِلَاقَة , (TA in the present art.,) which means the [suspensory] thong in the handle thereof: (TA in art. علق :) or [it may have both of these significations, for it is said that it is] one of the عَذَبَتَانِ of a whip. (S, O.) The end, or extremity of anything. (A, K.) The extremity of the tongue; (S, O, Msb;) its [tip or] narrow extremity: (TA:) pl. عَذَبَاتٌ . (Msb.) One says, الحَقُّ عَلَى عَذَبَاتِ أَلْسِنَتِهِمْ [Truth is on the tips of their tongues]. (A, TA.) The extremity of the penis of a camel: (ISd, K, TA:) or the extremity of a camel's penis thin in the fore part. (TA.) The part that hangs down of the [thong called] شِرَاك [q. v.] of a sandal. (O, TA. [See also ذُؤَابَةٌ .]) A piece of skin which is hung behind the hinder part ( مُؤْخِرَة , O, K, or مُؤَخَّرَة , CK) of the [camel's saddle called] رَحْل , (O, K,) from its upper portion; (O;) also termed ذُؤَابَةٌ . (TA in art. ذأب .) And عَذَبٌ [accord. to the TA, but correctly عَذَبَةٌ , (see 8,)] The portion [i. e. end] of a turban, that is made to hang down between the shoulders. (TA.) And the same, [correctly عَذَبَةٌ , as is shown by what follows,] A piece of rag [or strip of linen or the like, called in French cravate,] that is bound upon the head of a spear. (TA.) One says, خَفَقَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ العَذَبُ (A, TA) i. e. خِرَقُ الأَلْوِيَةِ [The cravates fluttered over his head]. (A.) And عَذَبَةٌ signifies also A branch of a tree; (S, O, Msb;) and so عَذِبَةٌ . (TA.)