هلبج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a person characterized by extreme foolishness, dullness, and negative traits. It also extends to describe curdled milk.

Derived headwords

الهلباجnoun

الهلباجةnoun

1.
foolboth
An extremely foolish person, characterized by dullness, foolishness, being inept, having little benefit, and being gluttonous and a heavy drinker.
2.
curdled milkclassical
Milk that has become curdled or thick.

الهلـبـجnoun

الهلابجnoun

هلباجadjective

هلبجadjective

الهلباج والهلباجة والهلبج والهلابج: الأحمق الذي لا أحمق منه

Al-halbaaj, al-halbaajah, al-halbaj, and al-halaabij: the fool for whom there is no greater fool.

وقيل: هو الوخم الأحمق المائق القليل النفع الأكول الشروب

And it was said: he is the dull, foolish, inept, of little benefit, gluttonous, and heavy-drinking one.

زاد الأزهري: الثقيل من الناس

Al-Azhari added: the dull/heavy one among people.

ويقال للبن الخاثر: هلباجة أيضا

And curdled milk is also called halbaajah.

ولبن هلباج وهلبج: خاثر

And halbaaj and halbaj milk: is curdled.

سألت أعرابيا عن الهلباجة فقال: هو الأحمق الضخم الفدم الأكول الذي ... الذي ... الذي ...

I asked a Bedouin about al-halbaajah, and he said: he is the foolish, large, dull, gluttonous one who... who... who...

ثم جعل يلقاني بعد ذلك فيزيد في التفسير كل مرة شيئا

Then he began to meet me afterwards and would add something to the explanation each time.

ثم قال لي بعد حين وأراد الخروج: هو الذي جمع كل شر

Then after a while, as he wanted to leave, he said to me: he is the one who has gathered all evil.