حربث

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific type of desert plant, often characterized by its low-lying growth, broad leaves, and desirability for livestock. It is also used metaphorically to describe the appearance of children's hair.

Derived headwords

الحَثْرَبnoun

1.
desert plantboth
A type of desert plant, also known as al-Harbath. It is described as growing low to the ground with long leaves and smaller leaves interspersed.

الحِرْبِثnoun

1.
desert plantboth
A specific type of desert plant, described as a lowland plant, sometimes said to grow only in dry soil. It is black, has white flowers, and spreads out with branches.
2.
herbboth
A herb resembling the plant al-ayhaqan, with a yellowish-grey color that attracts livestock. It is considered a lowland plant.
3.
pasture plantboth
A plant considered one of the finest pastures, highly palatable to livestock, especially when eaten alongside al-Sa'dan.
4.
child's hairclassical
Used metaphorically to describe the dark, somewhat unkempt hair of children.

Parallel reading

الحثرب والحربث، بالضم: نبت؛

Al-Hathrab and al-Harbath, with damma: a plant;

وفي المحكم: نبات سهلي؛

And in Al-Muhkam: a lowland plant;

وقيل: لا ينبت إلا في جلد، وهو أسود، وزهرته بيضاء، وهو يتسطح قضبانا؛

And it is said: it only grows in dry soil, it is black, its flower is white, and it spreads out with branches;

أنشد ابن الأعرابي: غرك مني شعثي ولبثي، ... ولمم حولك، مثل الحربث

Ibn al-A'rabi recited: Your ignorance of my disheveled state and my lingering presence... and the dark hair around you, like al-Harbath

قال: شبه لمم الصبيان في سوادها بالحربث.

He said: He likened the dark hair of children to al-Harbath due to its blackness.

والحربث: بقلة نحو الأيهقان صفراء غبراء تعجب المال، وهي من نبات السهل؛

And al-Harbath: a herb like al-ayhaqan, yellowish-grey, which livestock admire, and it is from the plants of the lowlands;

وقال أبو حنيفة: الحربث نبت ينبسط على الأرض، له ورق طوال، وبين ذلك الطوال ورق صغار؛

And Abu Hanifa said: Al-Harbath is a plant that spreads on the ground, it has long leaves, and between those long ones are small leaves;

وقال أبو زياد: الحربث عشب من أحرار البقل؛

And Abu Ziyad said: Al-Harbath is a grass from the noble herbs;

الأزهري: الحربث من أطيب المراعي؛

Al-Azhari: Al-Harbath is from the finest pastures;

ويقال: أطيب الغنم لبنا ما أكل الحربث والسعدان.

And it is said: The sheep that produce the most milk are those that eat al-Harbath and al-Sa'dan.