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كلحب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to striking or hitting, specifically with a sword. It also encompasses names of men and a specific term for the sound and flame of fire.

Derived headwords

كَلَحَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike someone, particularly with a sword.

كُلْحُبَةname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    One of the names for a man.

الكُلْحُبَةname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    One of the names for a man.

الكلحب اليربوعيname
  1. 1.
    name of Hubayrahclassical

    A specific name given to Hubayrah ibn Abd Manaf.

الكلحبةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of fireclassical

    The sound and flame of fire.

Parallel reading

كَلَحَبَهُ بالسيف: ضربه.
He struck him with the sword: he hit him.
والكلحبة اليربوعي: اسم هبيرة بن عبد مناف.
And Al-Kulhabah Al-Yarbu'i: the name of Hubayrah ibn Abd Manaf.
وقد روي عن ابن الأعرابي: الكلحبة صوت النار ولهيبها،
And it has been narrated from Ibn Al-A'rabi: Al-Kulhabah is the sound of fire and its flame,
يقال: سمعت حدمة النار وكلحبتها.
It is said: I heard the crackling of the fire and its flame.