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حربش
Root entry · 5 derived lemmasThis root primarily describes a type of venomous snake, characterized by its rough texture, loud sounds when moving, and aggressive nature. It also extends to describe a rough or harsh quality in general.
Derived headwords
حَرْبَشٌnoun
- 1.venomous snakeboth
A type of snake, specifically a venomous one, known for its rough skin and loud sounds when it moves.
- 2.roughnessclassical
A quality of being rough or harsh, particularly in sound or texture.
حَرْبِيشٌnoun
- 1.horned viperclassical
A specific type of snake resembling a viper, distinguished by having two horns.
- 2.rough-soundingclassical
Describing something that makes a rough or harsh sound, especially when moving.
حَرْبَشَةٌnoun
- 1.venomous snakeclassical
Another term for a venomous snake, similar to حربش.
- 2.roughnessclassical
A quality of being rough or harsh.
حِرْفَشٌnoun
- 1.venomous snakeclassical
A variant term for a venomous snake, used by some Arab tribes.
حَرَافِشٌnoun
- 1.venomous snakesclassical
Plural form of a venomous snake, or a variant term for it.
Parallel reading
أفعى حربش وحربيش: كثيرة السم خشنة المس شديدة صوت الجسد إذا حكت بعضها ببعض متحرشة.
A حربش and حربيش snake: venomous, rough to the touch, with a loud sound of the body when parts rub against each other, aggressive.
والحربيش: حية كالأفعى ذات قرنين؛
And the حربيش: a snake like a viper, possessing two horns;
غضبى كأفعى الرمثة الحربيش
Angry like the حربيش snake of the Rammah plant.
هي الخشناء في صوت مشيها.
It is the rough one in the sound of its walking.
الحربش والحربشة الأفعى، وربما شددوا فقالوا: حربش وحربشة.
Al-Harbash and Al-Harbashah are the viper; and sometimes they intensify and say: Harbasha and Harbasha.
من الأفاعي الحرفش والحرافش وقد يقول بعض العرب الحربش؛
Among the vipers are Al-Hirfash and Al-Hirafish, and some Arabs may say Al-Harbash;
هل بلد الحربش إلا حربشا؟
Is the land of the Harbash anything but Harbasha?