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هدبس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of young animal, particularly a cub or whelp. It is used to describe the offspring of a leopard and is associated with a specific poetic usage.

Derived headwords

الهُدْبَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Leopard cubclassical

    A young leopard, a cub or whelp of a leopard.

هُدْبَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Young animalclassical

    A general term for a young animal, specifically used for a cub or whelp.

Parallel reading

ولد الببر
The cub of the leopard.
ولقد رأيت هدبسا وفزارة
And indeed I saw a Hudsas and a Fazarah.
والفزر يتبع فزره كالضيون
And the Fazarah follows its Fazarah like a young animal.