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هبخ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

هَبَيَّخٌ ذ , of the measure فَعَيَّلٌ, (S,) A boy, or young man: and هَبَيَّخَةٌ a girl, or damsel: both in the dial. of Himyer. (L.) ― -b2- Also, the former, A soft boy, or young man: (K:) or the former and latter, respectively, a soft, thin-skinned, and plump, boy or young man, (S,) and girl or damsel: (S, K:) or a plump and goodly young man, and woman: (L:) or the latter, a tall and great woman: (JK:) [and hence, app., applied as an epithet, in the sense of long and large, to a woman's train, in the following verse, quoted by Az,] جَرَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الرِّيحُ ذَيْلًا أَنْبَخَا جَرَّ العَرُوسِ ذَيْلَهَا ا@لْهَبَيَّخَا (L.) [ The wind dragged over it a train of dusky colour, and abounding with dust, like as the bride drags her long and large train. ] ― -b3- Also, the latter, A damsel suckling, or that suckles. (M, K.) ― -b4- Also, the former, A stupid, and flabby, or flaccid, man. (K.) ― -b5- Also, a man in whom is no good. (K.) ― -b6- Also, A great valley. (K) ― -b7- And A large river. (K.)

Derived headwords

هَبَيَّخٌ
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جَرَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الرِّيحُ ذَيْلًا أَنْبَخَا
جَرَّ العَرُوسِ ذَيْلَهَا ا@لْهَبَيَّخَا