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هوب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of intense heat, burning, and radiance, often associated with fire or the sun. It also extends to meanings of distance and a state of being lost or unknown.

Derived headwords

الهوبnoun
  1. 1.
    talkative manclassical

    A man who talks excessively.

  2. 2.
    fireclassical

    A name for fire.

  3. 3.
    burning heatclassical

    The intense burning and glowing heat of fire.

  4. 4.
    radianceclassical

    The radiance or heat of the sun.

  5. 5.
    distanceclassical

    Remoteness or a great distance.

أهوابnoun
  1. 1.
    talkative menclassical

    The plural of 'al-hub', referring to men who are excessively talkative.

وهوبnoun
  1. 1.
    heatclassical

    The heat or glowing intensity of the sun.

دابرnoun
  1. 1.
    destructionclassical

    In the phrase 'hub dābir', it refers to utter destruction or annihilation.

Parallel reading

الهوب: الرجل الكثير الكلام، وجمعه أهواب.
Al-hub: the talkative man, and its plural is ahwāb.
والهوب: اسم النار.
And al-hub: a name for fire.
والهوب: اشتعال النار ووهجها؛ يمانية.
And al-hub: the burning of fire and its glow; a Yamanite usage.
وهوب الشمس: وهجها، بلغتهم.
Wahūb of the sun: its glow, in their dialect.
وتركته بهوب دابر، وهوب دابر أي بحيث لا يدرى أين هو.
And I left him in a state of utter destruction, meaning 'hub dābir' is such that one does not know where he is.
والهوب: البعد.
And al-hub: distance.