لَبَّبَ grabbed in Arabic
لَبَّبَ is how you say “grabbed” in Arabic.
Root ل ب ب l-b-b. verb (form II). labbaba.
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Meaning of grabbed in Arabic
- grabbed someone by the collar and dragged them off used of seizing an opponent in a scuffle or dispute
- looped a rope or garment around someone's neck to hold them
- slung one's weapons over the neck as a call to arms said of a man rallying others for aid or a fight
- formed a kernel, said of grain filling out a separate, unrelated sense of the same verb form
Example sentence
فأقبل عمر حتى أخذ بحمالة سيفه في عنقه، فلببه به،
Umar approached and took hold of the strap of his sword around his neck, then grabbed him firmly with it.
فَلَبَّبَهُ so he grabbed him firmly
fa- = 'so, then'; past-tense verb 'seized by the collar', 'he' form; the ending '-hu' adds 'him' — 'grabbed him'.
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How it is used
This form is usually transitive and physical: seizing a person by the garment at the neck or chest, often to drag them off or restrain them in a quarrel. It is unrelated to the separate, minor sense of grain filling out a kernel under the same verb form.
Words from the same root
- لُبّ a kernel or heart; also intellect
- لَبَّة the hollow at the base of the throat
- لَبَب a strap that holds a saddle in place
- تلبّب to gird oneself, or seize by the collar
- لَبَّيْكَ here I am, at your service
Common questions
- How do you say "grabbed" in Arabic?
- لَبَّبَ (labbaba) — used especially for grabbing someone by the collar or garment.
- What is the root of لَبَّبَ?
- The root ل-ب-ب, which also gives لَبَّة (the hollow of the throat), لَبَب (a breast-strap), and the phrase لَبَّيْكَ, "at your service."
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).