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هبرز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes qualities of excellence, strength, and beauty, often associated with Persian nobility, fine horses, and precious metals. It also extends to concepts of newness, purity, and even fierceness, like that of a lion.

Derived headwords

الهبرزيadjective
  1. 1.
    Persian knightclassical

    A knight or warrior from Persia, specifically one skilled in archery or horsemanship.

  2. 2.
    Handsome, comelyboth

    Describing a person as beautiful, well-formed, and pleasing to the eye.

  3. 3.
    Penetrating, effectiveclassical

    Referring to something that is sharp, effective, or has a strong impact.

  4. 4.
    Excellent, fineclassical

    Used to describe something of high quality, particularly footwear of Yemeni origin.

  5. 5.
    New (coin)classical

    Referring to a newly minted dinar coin.

  6. 6.
    Pure goldclassical

    Describing gold that is unadulterated and of the highest purity.

  7. 7.
    Feverclassical

    A type of fever, specifically 'mother of the Hبرزي'.

  8. 8.
    Lionclassical

    A lion, known for its strength and ferocity.

  9. 9.
    Brave, intrepidclassical

    Describing someone who is bold, courageous, and venturesome.

هبرزيadjective
  1. 1.
    Handsome, comelyboth

    Describing a person as beautiful, well-formed, and pleasing to the eye. This term is used generally for anyone beautiful and comely.

  2. 2.
    Excellent, fineclassical

    Used to describe something of high quality, particularly footwear of Yemeni origin.

الإبرزيadjective
  1. 1.
    Pure goldclassical

    Describing gold that is unadulterated and of the highest purity. It is synonymous with الإبريز.

الإبريزnoun
  1. 1.
    Pure goldclassical

    Pure, unadulterated gold.

Parallel reading

أعني بالإسوار الجيد الرمي بالسهام، في قول الزجاج، أو هو الحسن الثبات على ظهر الفرس، في قول الفارسي.
I mean by 'al-iswar' one who is good at shooting arrows, according to Al-Zajjaj, or one who is firm on horseback, according to Al-Farisi.
ورجل هبرزي: جميل وسيم، وقيل: نافذ.
And a man is 'hibrzi': beautiful and comely, and it is said: penetrating.
وخف هبرزي: جيد؛ يمانية.
And 'hibrzi' footwear: excellent; of Yemeni origin.
وكل جميل وسيم عند العرب هبرزي مثل هبرقي.
And every beautiful and comely person among the Arabs is 'hibrzi', like 'habraqi'.
الهبرزي الدينار الجديد؛ وأنشد لرجل رثى ابنا له:
The 'hibrzi' is the new dinar; and he recited for a man mourning his son:
فما هبرزي من دنانير أيلة، ... بأيدي الوشاة ناصع يتأكل
No 'hibrzi' from the dinars of Ayla... by the hands of the coin-beaters, bright and corroding.
يتأكل: يأكل بعضه بعضا من حسنه.
'Yata'akkal': one part eats another due to its beauty.
والهبرزي والإبرزي: الذهب الخالص، وهو الإبريز؛
And 'al-hibrzi' and 'al-ibrzi': pure gold, which is 'al-ibriz';
فإن تك أم الهبرزي تمصرت ... عظامي، فمنها ناحل وحسير
If 'umm al-hibrzi' (the fever) has afflicted my bones, then from it comes weakness and exhaustion.
الهبرزي الجلد النافذ.
'Al-hibrzi' is the penetrating skin.
والهبرزي: الأسد؛
And 'al-hibrzi': the lion;
بها مثل مشي الهبرزي المسرول
In it is like the gait of the 'hibrzi' with trousers.
خفيف الجبا لا يهتدي في فلاته من القوم إلا الهبرزي المغامس
Light of hoof, he cannot find his way in the wilderness except by the intrepid 'hibrzi' who plunges in.
كل مقدام هبرزي من كل شيء.
Every leader is 'hibrzi' in everything.