See also: طرت

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