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حنبش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a proper name, 'Ḥanbash'. It also describes energetic, playful, or dancing movements, particularly associated with young girls in the desert, and can imply a lively or spirited individual.

Derived headwords

حنبشname
  1. 1.
    Proper nameboth

    A proper name for a man.

حنبشnoun
  1. 1.
    Lively personclassical

    Used to describe a man who is energetic, jumps, dances, and moves spiritedly.

الحنبشةnoun
  1. 1.
    Play of girlsclassical

    The playful activity or games of young girls in the desert.

  2. 2.
    Movement and dancingclassical

    Walking, clapping, and dancing.

Parallel reading

ونحن أتينا حنبشا بابن عمه ... أبي الحصن، إذ عاف الشراب وأقسما
And we came to Ḥanbash, his cousin's son... Abu al-Ḥiṣn, when he refused the drink and they swore.
يقال للرجل إذا نزا ورقص وزفن حنبش
It is said of a man, if he jumps, dances, and moves spiritedly, he is a ḥanbash.
الحنبشة لعب الجواري بالبادية
Al-ḥanbashah is the play of young girls in the desert.
وقيل: الحنبشة المشي والتصفيق والرقص
And it was said: Al-ḥanbashah is walking, clapping, and dancing.