لب

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لب

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Inherited from Proto-Semitic *libb- (“heart”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib-.

Cognate with Hebrew לב (lev) and Classical Syriac ܠܒܐ (lebbā).

noun لُبّ · lubb · لُبُوب · اللُّبّ

core, essence, heart
Similar: قَلْب, جَوْهَر, صَمِيم
pulp, flesh, marrow

noun لُبّ · lubb · أَلْبَاب · اللُّبّ

intellect, discernment

verb لَبَّ · labba · يَلُبُّ · لَبّ · لَابّ

to stay, to bide, to persevere

verb يَلَبُّ · لَبَّ · first-person non-past لَبِبْتُ · labba · لَبَبْتُ · لَبَب

to be intelligent, to be smart

In English

crumb soft internal portion of bread
gist main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complica

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {لب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}