علهب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes large, long-horned animals, particularly male antelopes and wild bulls. It extends to describe tall or aged individuals among humans and animals.

Derived headwords

العلهبnoun

1.
Male antelopeboth
The male of antelopes, characterized by long horns.
2.
Large wild animalclassical
A term used to describe large wild animals, including antelopes and wild bulls, especially those with long horns.
3.
Tall manboth
A man who is tall in stature.
4.
Aged person or animalboth
An old or aged individual, whether human or animal (like an antelope).

علهباnoun

1.
Greatly, significantlyclassical
Used adverbially to describe something as great or significant, often in relation to size or stature.

علاهبةnoun

1.
Plural of علهبclassical
The plural form of 'al-ʿalhab', referring to multiple large, long-horned animals.

هبرجnoun

1.
Male antelopeclassical
Another term for the male of antelopes.

Parallel reading

التيس من الظباء، الطويل القرنين من الوحشية والإنسية

The male antelope, long-horned from the wild and domesticated.

وعلهبا من التيوس علا علا أي عظيما

And a great male antelope, meaning greatly.

وقد وصف به الظبي والثور الوحشي

And it has been used to describe the antelope and the wild bull.

موشى أكارعه علهبا

Whose legs are patterned like a great one.

والجمع علاهبة، زادوا الهاء على حد القشاعمة

And the plural is 'alāhibah', they added the 'ha' similar to 'qushāʿimah'.

إذا قعست ظهور بنات تيم، ... تكشف عن علاهبة الوعول

When the backs of the daughters of Taym are exposed, ... they reveal the 'alāhibah' of the mountain goats.

يقول: بطونهن مثل قرون الوعول

He says: their bellies are like the horns of mountain goats.

يقال للذكر من الظباء: تيس، وعلهب، وهبرج

The male of antelopes is called: 'tays', 'ʿalhab', and 'habraj'.

والعلهب: الرجل الطويل

And 'al-ʿalhab' is the tall man.

وقيل: هو المسن من الناس والظباء

And it is said: it refers to the aged among people and antelopes.

والأنثى بالهاء

And the female is with the 'ha'.