نهبر

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes difficult, perilous, or elevated terrain, such as sand dunes or rough ground. It extends to abstract concepts of severe or dangerous situations and, by extension, to hellfire. It can also refer to a tall, emaciated animal.

Derived headwords

النَّهَابِيرnoun

1.
Perilous placesclassical
Refers to dangerous or destructive places, often likened to difficult terrain.
2.
Difficult mattersclassical
Metaphorically refers to severe and difficult affairs or situations.
3.
Sand dunesclassical
Elevated sand formations, difficult to traverse.
4.
Hellfireclassical
One of the names or descriptions of hell.

النَّهَابِرnoun

1.
Perilous placesclassical
Similar to النهابير, referring to dangerous or destructive places.
2.
Difficult mattersclassical
Metaphorically refers to severe and difficult affairs or situations.
3.
Sand dunesclassical
Elevated sand formations, difficult to traverse.
4.
Hellfireclassical
One of the names or descriptions of hell.

الهَنَابِيرnoun

1.
Sand dunesclassical
Elevated sand formations, difficult to traverse.
2.
Perilous placesclassical
Refers to dangerous or destructive places.

نَهْبَرَةnoun

1.
Elevated groundclassical
A single elevated part of the earth, like a small hill or dune.
2.
Tall, emaciated animalclassical
A long, thin, and weak animal, possibly near death.

نَهْبُورَةnoun

1.
Elevated groundclassical
A single elevated part of the earth, like a small hill or dune.

نَهْبُورnoun

1.
Elevated groundclassical
A single elevated part of the earth, like a small hill or dune.
2.
Sand duneclassical
An elevated sand formation, difficult to traverse.

الهِنْبَرnoun

1.
Leatherclassical
A piece of tanned hide or leather.

نَهَبَرَverb

1.
To lead into perilclassical
To cause someone to undertake or be subjected to severe or dangerous matters.

مُنْهَبِرadjective

1.
Tall and emaciatedclassical
Describing something, likely an animal, as tall, thin, and weak.

Parallel reading

النهابير: المهالك.

Al-nahabir: the perilous places.

وغشي به النهابير أي حمله على أمر شديد.

And he was led into al-nahabir, meaning he was made to undertake a severe matter.

والنهابر والنهابير والهنابير: ما أشرف من الأرض، واحدتها نهبرة ونهبورة ونهبور

And al-nahabir, al-nahabir, and al-hanabir: what is elevated from the earth, its singular is nahbarah, nahburah, and nahbur.

وقيل: النهابر والنهابير الحفر بين الآكام.

And it was said: al-nahabir and al-nahabir are the hollows between the mounds.

فيها هنابير مسك يبعث الله تعالى عليها ريحا تسمى المثيرة فتثير ذلك المسك على وجوههم.

Therein are mounds of musk; Allah the Almighty sends upon it a wind called al-Muthirah, which stirs that musk upon their faces.

وقالوا: الهنابير والنهابير حبال رمال مشرفة، واحدها نهبورة وهنبورة ونهبور.

And they said: al-hanabir and al-nahabir are elevated ridges of sand, their singulars are nahburah, hanburah, and nahbur.

والنهابير الرمال، واحدها نهبور، وهو ما أشرف منه.

And al-nahabir are the sands, their singular is nahbur, which is what is elevated from it.

إنك قد ركبت بهذه الأمة نهابير من الأمور فركبوها منك، وملت بهم فمالوا بك، اعدل أو اعتزل.

You have led this nation into severe matters, and they followed you in them; you inclined to them, and they inclined with you; be just or withdraw.

فتب، يعني بالنهابير أمورا شدادا صعبة شبهها بنهابير الرمل لأن المشي يصعب على من ركبها

So repent; by al-nahabir, he means severe and difficult matters, likening them to the sand dunes because walking becomes difficult for whoever traverses them.

ولأحملنك على نهابر إن تثب ... فيها، وإن كنت المنهت، تعطب

And I will make you traverse al-nahabir if you leap into them, and even if you are the one being led, you will perish.

يا فتى ما قتلتم غير دعبوب، ... ولا من فواره الهنبر

O young man, you killed no one but Da'bub, nor from its prime was al-hinbar.

من كسب مالا من نهاوش أنفقه في نهابر

Whoever earns money from illicit means and spends it on forbidden things.

يقول من اكتسب مالا من غير حله أنفقه في غير طريق الحق.

He means whoever acquires wealth from unlawful sources spends it not on the path of truth.

النهابر المهالك هاهنا، أي أذهبه الله في مهالك وأمور متبددة.

Al-nahabir are the perils here, meaning may Allah send him into perils and scattered affairs.

يقال: غشيت بي النهابير أي حملتني على أمور شديدة صعبة

It is said: 'I was led into al-nahabir,' meaning I was made to undertake severe and difficult matters.

ودون ما تطلبه يا عامر ... نهابر، من دونها نهابر

And beyond what you seek, O 'Amir, are perils, and beyond them are perils.

وقيل: النهابر جهنم، نعوذ بالله منها.

And it was said: al-nahabir is Hell, may Allah protect us from it.

لا تتزوجن نهبرة أي طويلة مهزولة، وقيل: هي التي أشرفت على الهلاك، من النهابر المهالك، وأصلها حبال من رمل صعبة المرتقى.

Do not marry a nahbarah, meaning a tall, emaciated one; and it was said: she is one who is close to destruction, from al-nahabir (the perils), and its origin is difficult-to-climb ridges of sand.