حبر

حِبْرٌ حبر Ink, syn. مَدَادٌ, (Msb,) and نِقْسٌ, (K,) with which one writes: (S, Msb:) so called because it is one of the means of beautifying writings; (Mohammad Ibn-Zeyd, TA;) or because it beautifies, and makes plain, handwriting; (Hr, TA;) or because of the marks that it leaves: (As, TA:) pl. [of pauc.] أَحْبَارٌ (IDrst, TA) and [of mult.] حُبُورٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- I. q. وَشْىٌ [The variegation, or figuring, of cloth or of a garment; or a kind of variegated, or figured, cloth or garment ]: (IAar, K:) pl. حُبُورٌ. (K, * TA.) [See also حِبَرَةٌ.] ― -b3- A mark, or sign, of the enjoyment of ease and plenty: (As, S, K: [in one copy of the S, and in the CK, for أَثَرُ النَّعْمَةِ, I find, erroneously, أَثَرُ النِّعْمَةِ:]) and [hence,] beauty; (As, S, A, K;) beauty of aspect; or a beautiful and pleasing aspect, that satisfies the eye by its comeliness: (As, S, TA:) colour; complexion: (Fr, IAar, S, TA:) pl. أَحْبَارٌ (S) and حُبُورٌ. (K, * TA.) One says, اـِنَّهُ لَحَسَنُ الحِبْرِ وَالسِّبْرِ Verily he is beautiful, and of goodly appearance: (As, S:) or of beautiful complexion. (IAar.) And ذَهَبَ حِبْرُهُ وَسِبْرُهُ His colour, or complexion, (Fr, S,) or beautiful, (A,) and goodliness of form or aspect, departed: (Fr, S, A:) from the saying, جَاآءَتِ الأَبِلُ حَسَنَةَ الأَحْبَارِ وَالأَسْبَارِ [ The camels came beautiful in colours and in appearances ]. (Fr, S, A. *) One says also, وَالسَّبْرِ ↓ فُلَانٌ حَسَنُ الحَبْرِ: where حبر seems to be the inf. n. of حَبَرْتُهُ “ I made him, or it, beautiful. ” (S.) ― -b4- Also, (S, K,) and ↓ حَبْرٌ (TA) and ↓ حَبَرٌ (K) and ↓ حَبَارٌ (S, K) and ↓ حِبَارٌ, (A, K,) A mark, or trace, (S, A, K,) of beating, (A,) or of a blow that has not brought blood, or of a healed wound, (TA,) or of work, or labour: (A, TA:) pl. of the first [or second] حُبُورٌ (Yaakoob, S, K) and [of the first and third, accord. to analogy,] أَحْبَارٌ; (TA;) and of the fourth حَبَارَاتٌ, (Yaakoob, S, TA,) it having no broken pl. (TA.) One says, بِهِ حُبُورٌ Upon him are marks [of beating, &c.]. (S.) And الضَّرْبِ ↓ بِجِلْدِهِ حِبَارُ Upon his skin is the mark of beating. (A.) And العَمَلِ ↓ بِيَدِهِ حِبَارُ Upon his hand is the mark of work, or labour. (A.) ― -b5- See also حِبِرٌ. ― -b6- And see حُبُورٌ. -A2- Also, [like the Hebrew ? , and the Chaldee ? ,] A like; an equal; a fellow. (K.) ― -b2- See also حَبْرٌ.