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هلبث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of foolishness or slowness, and also to a specific type of date fruit.

Derived headwords

الهلبوثnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A person who is foolish, lacking intelligence or sense.

  2. 2.
    slow personclassical

    Someone who is slow-witted or slow to understand.

الفدمnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    An alternative term for a foolish or simple-minded person.

الْهَلْبَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    type of dateclassical

    A specific variety of date fruit, mentioned as being transported to the ruler.

Parallel reading

الهلبوث: الأحمق، ويقال: الفدم.
Al-Halbūth: the foolish, and it is also said: al-Fadam.
والهلباث: ضرب من التمر؛ عن أبي حنيفة
And al-Halbāth: a type of date; from Abu Hanifa.
أخبرني شيخ من أهل البصرة فقال: لا يحمل شيء من ثمر البصرة إلى السلطان إلا الهلباث.
A sheikh from the people of Basra informed me and said: Nothing of the fruits of Basra is carried to the Sultan except al-Halbāth.