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هنبث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to severe, mixed, or confusing matters and events, often described as calamities or difficult situations. It can also refer to the mixing or confusion of speech.

Derived headwords

الهنابِثnoun
  1. 1.
    Calamitiesclassical

    Severe misfortunes or disasters. It is the plural form of هنبثة.

  2. 2.
    Confused mattersclassical

    Mixed-up affairs and news, implying confusion and complexity.

هِنَبْثةnoun
  1. 1.
    Calamityclassical

    A single instance of a severe misfortune or disaster. It is the singular form of الهنابث.

  2. 2.
    Confusion of speechclassical

    The mixing or jumbling of words in speech.

  3. 3.
    Severe matterclassical

    A difficult or arduous affair.

هَنَبَثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Confusion of speechclassical

    The mixing or jumbling of words in speech. The 'n' is considered extra.

  2. 2.
    Severe matterclassical

    A difficult or arduous affair.

أنباءnoun
  1. 1.
    Eventsboth

    News or occurrences, often implying significant or impactful events.

Parallel reading

الدواهي، واحدتها هنبثة
Calamities, the singular of which is هنبثة.
وقيل: الهنابث الأمور والأخبار المختلطة
And it was said: الهنابث are mixed affairs and news.
يقال: وقعت بين الناس هنابث، وهي أمور وهنات
It is said: Here are الهنابث among the people, which are affairs and troubles.
وكنت لما تلهني الهنابث
And I was occupied with what الهنابث distract me with.
والواحد كالواحد
And the singular is like the singular.
والهنبثة: الاختلاط في القول
And الهنبثة: is the mixing in speech.
ويقال: الأمر الشديد، والنون زائدة
And it is said: The severe matter, and the 'n' is extra.
أن فاطمة قالت بعد موت سيدنا رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم: قد كان بعدك أنباء وهنبثة
That Fatima said after the death of our master the Messenger of God, peace be upon him: There have been after you events and severe matters.
لو كنت شاهدها، لم تكثر الخطب
If you had witnessed them, the calamities would not have been so numerous.
إنا فقدناك فقد الأرض وابلها
Indeed, we have lost you like the earth has lost its downpour.
فاختل قومك، فاشهدهم ولا تغب
So your people have become disordered, so let them witness and do not be absent.
الهنبثة: واحدة الهنابث، وهي الأمور الشداد المختلفة
الهنبثة: is the singular of الهنابث, which are the different severe affairs.