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هنبس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to seeking out information or news, and also to a term for something base or ignoble.

Derived headwords

الهِنْبِسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    seeking newsclassical

    The act of searching for or inquiring about news and information.

تهنبّسverb
  1. 1.
    to seek newsclassical

    To engage in the act of seeking out or inquiring about news and information.

الهِنْجَبُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    base, ignobleclassical

    Describing someone or something as base, ignoble, or of low character.

Parallel reading

الهنبسة: التحسس عن الأخبار
Al-hinbisa: seeking out news.
وقد تهنبس
And he sought news.
الهنجبوس: الخسيس
Al-hanjabūs: the base, the ignoble.