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طرب

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See also: طرت

Arabic

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Etymology

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

Verb

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طَرِبَ (ṭariba) I (non-past يَطْرَبُ (yaṭrabu), verbal noun طَرَب (ṭarab))

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

Conjugation

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Verb

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طَرَّبَ (ṭarraba) II (non-past يُطَرِّبُ (yuṭarribu), verbal noun تَطْرِيب (taṭrīb))

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

Conjugation

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Noun

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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

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Descendants

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Swahili: taarab

Noun

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طَرِب (ṭaribm (plural طِرَاب (ṭirāb))

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

Declension

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References

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

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic طَرَب (ṭarab).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? taraḇ
Dari reading? tarab
Iranian reading? tarab
Tajik reading? tarab

Noun

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طرب (tarab)

  1. joy, mirth, cheerfulness

Further reading

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “طرب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim