هردب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root describes individuals who are large, heavy, and cowardly. It also extends to describe an old woman and a slow or heavy gait.

Derived headwords

الهُرْدَبnoun

1.
Cowardly giantclassical
A large, stout person who is cowardly and lacks courage or spirit.
2.
Large-bodied manclassical
A man who is great in stature and long in body.

الهُرْدَبَةnoun

1.
Cowardly giantclassical
A large, stout person who is cowardly and lacks courage or spirit.
2.
Old womanclassical
An elderly woman.
3.
Large-bodied manclassical
A man who is great in stature and long in body.

هَرْدَبَverb

1.
To move heavilyclassical
To move with a heavy or slow gait, indicating a lack of agility.

العُنْقُفِيرnoun

1.
Old womanclassical
An elderly woman.

الجِلْبَحnoun

1.
Old womanclassical
An elderly woman.

الطَّرْطَبَةnoun

1.
Large-breasted womanclassical
A woman who is large in her breasts.

الهِرْطَالadjective

1.
Tall and large-bodiedclassical
Describing a man who is great in stature and long in body.

الهَقُورadjective

1.
Tall and large-bodiedclassical
Describing a man who is great in stature and long in body.

القُنُورadjective

1.
Tall and large-bodiedclassical
Describing a man who is great in stature and long in body.

Parallel reading

الهردب والهردبة: الجبان الضخم، المنتفخ الجوف الذي لا فؤاد له؛ وقيل: هو الجبان الضخم، القليل العقل.

Al-Hurdub and Al-Hurdubah: the large, cowardly one, hollow-bellied and without heart; and it was said: he is the large, cowardly one, of little intellect.

والهردبة: العجوز؛

And Al-Hurdubah: the old woman;

أف لتلك الدلقم الهردبه، ... العنقفير، الجلبح، الطرطبه

Fie upon that large, cowardly one, ... the old woman, the old woman, the large-breasted one.

العنقفير والجلبح: المسنة.

Al-'Unqufeer and Al-Jilbah: the aged woman.

والطرطبة: الكبيرة الثديين.

And Al-Tartabah: the one large in the breasts.

يقال للرجل العظيم الطويل الجسم هرطال وهردبة وهقور وقنور.

It is said of the man who is great and tall of body: Hartal, Hurdabah, Haqoor, and Qunoor.

والهردبة: عدو فيه ثقل، وقد هردب.

And Al-Hurdubah: an enemy with heaviness in him, and he has moved heavily.