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جَرَب
scabies /ˈdʒarab/
nounB2#4370 most common
Also: mange, itch (skin disease)
Example sentences
عِنْدَ الكَلْبِ جَرَبٌ.
The dog has mange.
يُسَبِّبُ الجَرَبُ حَكَّةً شَديدةً في الجِلْدِ.
Scabies causes severe itching in the skin.
أُصيبَ الطِّفلُ بِالجَرَبِ بَعدَ لَعِبِهِ مَعَ قِطَطٍ شارِدَةٍ.
The child caught scabies after playing with stray cats.
يَنتَشِرُ الجَرَبُ بِسُرعةٍ في الأَماكِنِ المُكتَظَّةِ كَالسُّجونِ وَالمُخَيَّماتِ.
Scabies spreads quickly in crowded places like prisons and camps.
يُعالَجُ الجَرَبُ عادةً بِمَراهِمَ تَحتَوي على مادةِ البيرميثرين لِقَتلِ الطُّفَيلِيّاتِ المُسَبِّبةِ لَهُ.
Scabies is usually treated with ointments containing permethrin to kill the parasites that cause it.
رَغمَ أَنَّ الجَرَبَ لَيسَ مَرَضًا خَطيرًا في مُعظَمِ الحالاتِ، إِلَّا أَنَّ إِهمالَ عِلاجِهِ قَد يُؤَدّي إِلى مُضاعَفاتٍ جِلدِيَّةٍ ثانَوِيَّةٍ ناتِجةٍ عَن العَدوى البَكتيرِيَّةِ.
Although scabies is not a serious disease in most cases, neglecting treatment can lead to secondary skin complications caused by bacterial infection.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جَرَبٌ | None |
| Genitive | جَرَبٍ | None |
| Accusative | جَرَبًا | None |
| Vocative | يا جَرَبُ | None |
Word family
جَرِبَto catch scabies, become mangy
أَجْرَبmangy, scabby (masc.)
جَرْبَاءmangy, scabby (fem.)
جُرَبَاءthe mangy ones (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root ج-ر-ب, tied to the idea of scratching or scraping irritated skin. The pattern faʿal is common for Arabic disease names. The same root gives Biblical Hebrew garab, a skin ailment named in Leviticus and Deuteronomy, showing the word is old and shared across Semitic languages rather than borrowed.
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