طرب

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ط ر ب (ṭ-r-b). Cognate with Mehri طرب (oud).

Verb[edit]

طَرِبَ (ṭariba) I, non-past يَطْرَبُ‎ (yaṭrabu)

  1. to be moved (with emotion)
  2. to be delighted, to be overjoyed, to be transported with joy

Conjugation[edit]

Verb[edit]

طَرَّبَ (ṭarraba) II, non-past يُطَرِّبُ‎ (yuṭarribu)

  1. to delight, to fill with delight, to enrapture, to please
  2. (music) to sing, to vocalize, to chant

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

طَرَب (ṭarabm (plural أَطْرَاب (ʔaṭrāb))

  1. verbal noun of طَرِبَ (ṭariba) (form I)
  2. joy, pleasure, delight, rapture
  3. amusement, entertainment (with music),
  4. (music) music
  5. A state of aesthetic pleasure that results from poetry or music, as when the body, mind and breathing begin to feel a new, slower rhythm.
  6. A deep sense of aesthetic appreciation of a poem or piece of music, and the sentiments it evokes.

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Swahili: taarab

Noun[edit]

طَرِب (ṭaribm (plural طِرَاب (ṭirāb))

  1. moved (with emotion, joy, grief, etc.)
  2. touched, affected
  3. delighted, enraptured, transported, pleased
  4. charmed

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Umar Ibn al-Farid. Sufi Verse, Saintly Life. Preface by Michael A. Sells. Paulist Press, 2001. p.xii