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هنب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes foolishness, stupidity, and extreme lack of intelligence. It is also used to refer to a specific man's name and a tribe descended from him. Some derived terms are considered archaic.

Derived headwords

هَنباءadjective
  1. 1.
    foolish, stupidclassical

    Describing a woman who is extremely foolish and lacking in sense, to the point of being mentally deficient.

  2. 2.
    talkative, verboseclassical

    Describing a woman who talks excessively, whether wisely or foolishly; it can be extended or shortened in meaning.

هَنباءadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    An adjective used to describe someone as foolish or idiotic.

هَنبname
  1. 1.
    Hnab (man's name)classical

    The name of a man, Hnab bin Afsa bin Du'mi bin Jadila bin Asad bin Rabi'a bin Nizar bin Ma'ad.

بنو هنبname
  1. 1.
    Banu Hnab (tribe)classical

    A tribe belonging to the Banu Rabi'a clan.

الهِنَبnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    The state or quality of being foolish or idiotic; it is the masdar (verbal noun) for the adjective 'henbaa'.

المُهَنَّبadjective
  1. 1.
    extremely foolishclassical

    One who is exceedingly foolish or idiotic; this term is also used as a proper name for a man.

Parallel reading

امرأة هنباء: ورهاء، يمد ويقصر
A henbaa' woman: talkative, extended and shortened (in meaning).
أنت مولجه، ... مجنونة هنباء، بنت مجنون
You are its dweller, ... a mad henbaa', daughter of a madman.
وهنباء مثل فعلاء، بتشديد العين والمد
And henbaa' is like 'af'alaa', with a shadda on the 'ayn and elongation.
والهنباء الأحمق
And henbaa' means the foolish one.
امرأة هنبا وهنباء، يمد ويقصر
A woman who is henba and henbaa', extended and shortened (in meaning).
وهو هنب بن أفصى بن دعمي بن جديلة بن أسد بن ربيعة بن نزار بن معد
And he is Hnab bin Afsa bin Du'mi bin Jadila bin Asad bin Rabi'a bin Nizar bin Ma'ad.
وبنو هنب: حي من ربيعة
And Banu Hnab: a tribe from Rabi'a.
والهنب، بالتحريك: مصدر قولك امرأة هنباء أي بلهاء بينة الهنب
And al-hinab, with haraka: the masdar of your saying 'a henbaa' woman', meaning a foolish one, clearly foolish.
المهنب الفائق الحمق
The extremely foolish one.
وبه سمي الرجل هنبا
And by this (trait) the man was named Hnab.
إنما هو هنب، فصحفه أصحاب الحديث
It is actually Hnab, and the hadith scholars miswrote it.