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هجبس

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a person who is rough, uncouth, and ill-mannered. It focuses on negative personal characteristics related to social behavior and temperament.

Derived headwords

الهَيْجَبُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Rough, uncouth manclassical

    A man who is rough, uncouth, and ill-mannered. It describes someone lacking refinement and social grace.

Parallel reading

الهيجبوس الرجل الأهوج الجافي
Al-hayjabūs is the rough, uncouth man.
أحق ما يبلغني ابن ترنى ... من الأقوام أهوج هيجبوس؟
Is it true what Ibn Tarna reaches me about the people, that he is a rough, uncouth man?