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هلقب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to intense hunger or a state of extreme emaciation. It describes a severe degree of starvation and its physical manifestations.

Derived headwords

هَنَبَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hungryclassical

    To experience extreme hunger or starvation.

هُنَبَاغٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hungerclassical

    A state of intense hunger or starvation.

هَلْقَبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    emaciatedclassical

    Extremely thin and weak due to hunger or illness; severely starved.

  2. 2.
    severeclassical

    Intense or extreme, often referring to a condition like hunger.

Parallel reading

جوع هنبغ وهنباغ وهلقس، وهلقب أي شديد.
Hunger that is extreme, intense, and severe, and 'halqab' means severe.