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هقر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical attributes, specifically tallness and bulkiness, often associated with foolishness or clumsiness. It also extends to describe a specific ailment in sheep.

Derived headwords

الهَقُورnoun
  1. 1.
    tall, bulky, foolishboth

    A description of someone who is tall, large in body, and foolish.

هَقُورnoun
  1. 1.
    tall and large-bodied manclassical

    Used to describe a man who is tall and has a large physique.

الهَقِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sheep ailmentclassical

    A diminutive form referring to a specific type of ailment that affects sheep.

الهَقْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sheep ailmentclassical

    Refers to a specific type of ailment that affects sheep.

هرطالnoun
  1. 1.
    tall, large-bodied manclassical

    Used to describe a man who is tall and has a large physique.

هردبةnoun
  1. 1.
    tall, large-bodied manclassical

    Used to describe a man who is tall and has a large physique.

قنورnoun
  1. 1.
    tall, large-bodied manclassical

    Used to describe a man who is tall and has a large physique.

جلحابadjective
  1. 1.
    large, imposingclassical

    Describes someone who is large and imposing in stature.

جلحاتnoun
  1. 1.
    much worriedclassical

    Describes someone who is greatly concerned or worried.

البهترnoun
  1. 1.
    short manclassical

    Used to describe a man who is short.

البحترnoun
  1. 1.
    short manclassical

    Used to describe a man who is short. This is a variant spelling/pronunciation of 'al-buhtar'.

عضnoun
  1. 1.
    difficulty, hardshipclassical

    Refers to a state of difficulty or hardship, particularly in relation to something being hard to open or manage.

Parallel reading

الهقور: الطويل الضخم الأحمق.
Al-haqūr: the tall, bulky, foolish one.
ويقال للرجل الطويل العظيم الجسم: هرطال وهردبة وهقور وقنور؛
And it is said of a tall man of great body: hartāl, hardabah, haqūr, and qunūr;
ليس بجلحاب ولا هقور
He is not جلحاب (imposing) nor هقور (tall and foolish).
لكنه البهتر وابن البهتر
But he is al-buhtar (short) and the son of al-buhtar (short).
عض لئيم المنتمى والعنصر
A difficult (عض) one of ignoble lineage and origin.
الجلحات: الكثير الهم.
Al-jalahāt: the much worried.
والبهتر: القصير، لغة في البحتر.
And al-buhtar: the short, a dialectal variant for al-buhtar.
والعض: العسر.
And al-'uḍd: difficulty.
يقال: غلق عض إذا كان لا يكاد ينفتح.
It is said: a door is عض (difficult) if it can hardly be opened.
والهقيرة: تصغير الهقرة، وهو وجع من أوجاع الغنم.
And al-haqīrah: the diminutive of al-haqrah, which is an ailment among the ailments of sheep.