Arabic - English Dictionary جُبّ
Root: ج ب بArabic English Dictionary: meaning and translation for جُبّ (jb-3)
ج أجباب وجِباب وجِبَبَة : بئر، حفرة واسعة عميقة، كثيرة الماء
Translation:
Pl. ajbāb, jibāb, jibabah: A well, a wide and deep pit containing abundant water.
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Example / Citation:
- " من حفر لأخيه جُبًّا وقع فيه مُنكبًّا [مثل] : يضرب لسوء عاقبة الغدر
- {قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوا يُوسُفَ وَأَلْقُوهُ فِي غَيَابَةِ الْجُبِّ} "
Translation:
- "He who digs a pit for his brother will fall into it face down [Proverb]: Said regarding the evil consequences of treachery
- {Said a speaker among them: Do not kill Joseph, but throw him into the bottom of the well}"