garbage collector, street sweep

, (S, Msb, K,) aor. , (Msb,) or , (K,) inf. n. زُبُولٌ and زَبْلٌ, (Msb,) He dunged, or manured, (S, K,) land, (S,) or seed-produce; (K;) he put land into a good state for sowing, with زِبْل and the like. (Msb.) [In a copy of the M, in art. سمد, this verb is written ↓ زَبَّلَ, which I believe to be post-classical.] -A2- And زَبَلَ, inf. n. زَبْلٌ; and ↓ ازدبل; He bore, carried, or took up and carried, a thing; as also زَمَلَ and ازدمل. (TA.) You say, فُلَانٌ شَدِيدُ الزَّبْلِ لِلْقِرْبَةِ Such a one is strong to bear, or carry, or take up and carry, the water-skin. TA.) ― -b2- And It (a place, or ground,) held, or retained, water. (TA.)

: see 1. [It is thus commonly pronounced in the present day in the sense first assigned above to زَبَلَ.]

: see the first paragraph.

(S, Mgh, Msb, K) and ↓ زَبِيلٌ (K) i. q. سِرْجِينٌ (S) or سِرْقِينٌ (Mgh, K, TA) [Dung of horses or other solid-hoofed animals, or fresh dung of camels, sheep and goats, wild oxen, and the like; used for manure]; and the like thereof. (TA.) -A2- And the former, i. q. حَقِيبَةٌ [i. e. A bag, or receptacle, in which a man puts his travellingprovisions; and any other thing that is conveyed behind him on his beast: &c.]. (AA, TA.)

A morsel, gobbet, or mouthful. (IAar, K.)

: see زِبَالٌ, in two places.

: see the next paragraph.

A thing that the ant will carry in its mouth: (S, K, TA: [in some of the copies of the K, in the place of النَّمْلَةُ is put النَّحْلَةُ, which, as is said in the TA, is a mistake:]) or as much as the gnat will carry. (TA in art. رزأ.) Hence the saying, مَا أَصَابَ مِنْ فُلَانٍ زِبَالًا and ↓ زُبَالًا He obtained not from such a one anything. (IDrd, K, TA.) And مَا رَزَأْتُهُ زِبَالًا I did not take from him, or it, anything: (S:) and ↓ مَا رَزَأْتُهُ زَبَلَةً means the same: (K:) and in like manner, ↓ مَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُ زَبَلَةً [He, or it, did not stand him in stead of anything; or profit him at all]. (TA.) Hence also a saying of Ibn-Mukbil cited in art. رزأ, conj. 8. (S, TA.) [See also زُبَالَةٌ.]

(S, Msb, K) and ↓ زِبِّيلٌ (S, K) and ↓ زِنْبِيلٌ (S, Msb, K) and ↓ زَنْبِيلٌ, (K, TA,) the last mentioned by Sgh, on the authority of Fr, (TA,) A [basket of palm-leaves, such as is called] مِكْتَل, (Msb,) or قُفَّة: or a جِرَاب: or a وِعَآء, (K, TA,) in which things are carried: (TA:) a thing well known: (S:) pl. (of the first, Msb) زُبُلٌ (Msb, K) and زُبْلَانٌ, (K,) and (of the ↓ third, Msb) زَنَابِيلُ. (Msb, TA.) One says, عِنْدَهُ زُبُلٌ مِنْ تَمْرٍ and ↓ زَنَابِيلُ [With him are palm-leaf-baskets of dates]. (TA.) -A2- For the first, see also زِبْلٌ.

Sweepings. (Msb in art. كنس.) ― -b2- [And hence, Anything; like زِبَالٌ and زَبَلَةٌ.] One says, مَا فِى الإِنَآءِ, (S,) or البِيأْرِ, (K,) and السِّقَآءِ, (TA,) زُبَالَةٌ, i. e. [There is not in the vessel, or the well, and the water-skin or milk-skin,] anything. (S, K, TA.)

A collector of زِبْل: (Msb:) one whose occupation is to carry زِبْل. (TA.) [In the present day it means A scavenger, or dustman.]

: see زَبِيلٌ.